Cytotoxic CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells and CD138<sup>+</sup> plasma cells prevail in cerebrospinal fluid in non-paraneoplastic cerebellar ataxia with contactin-associated protein-2 antibodies

Cytotoxic CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells and CD138<sup>+</sup> plasma cells prevail in cerebrospinal fluid in non-paraneoplastic cerebellar ataxia with contactin-associated protein-2 antibodies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>The purpose of this paper is to report a patient with otherwise unexplained cerebellar ataxia with serum antibodies against contactin-associated protein-2 (CASPR-2) and provide a detailed description of the composition of cellular inf...

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Main Authors: Melzer Nico, Golombeck Kristin S, Gross Catharina C, Meuth Sven G, Wiendl Heinz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Subjects:
CD138<sup>+</sup> plasma cells
Cytotoxic CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells
Contactin-2-associated protein-2
Cerebellar ataxia
Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/9/1/160

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