Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette's syndrome, Sydenham's chorea, and autoimmune disorders

Morshed, SA; Parveen, S; Leckman, JF; Mercadante, MT; Kiss, MHB; Miguel, EC; Arman, A; Yazgan, Y; Fujii, T; Paul, S; Peterson, BS; Zhang, HP; King, RA; Scahill, L; Lombroso, PJ

doi:10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01096-4

Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette's syndrome, Sydenham's chorea, and autoimmune disorders

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Morshed S., Parveen S., Leckman J., Mercadante M., Kiss M., Miguel E., ...Daha Fazla

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, cilt.50, ss.566-577, 2001 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 50 Konu: 8
Basım Tarihi: 2001
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01096-4
Dergi Adı: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.566-577

Özet

Background: Some cases of Tourette's syndrome (TS) are hypothesized to be caused by autoantibodies that develop in response to a preceding group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection.