Anti-MAG IgM antibodies in patients with neuropathy and IgM M proteins: detection by ELISA. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • In some patients with plasma cell dyscrasia and neuropathy, there are IgM M proteins that react with the myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG). We used an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system to detect anti-MAG IgM antibodies. Reactivity with human MAG by ELISA correlated with demonstration of anti-MAG IgM antibodies by the "immunoblot" technique. Human MAG was more effective than bovine MAG as antigen, and there was no significant reactivity with mouse MAG. The ELISA system is a simple and convenient method for detecting anti-MAG IgM antibodies.

publication date

  • July 1, 1983

Research

keywords

  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
  • Demyelinating Diseases
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Myelin Proteins

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0020537892

PubMed ID

  • 6191246

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 33

issue

  • 7