Antibodies to neuron-specific antigens in children with autism: Possible cross-reaction with encephalitogenic proteins from milk, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Streptococcus group A

A. Vojdani, A. W. Campbell, E. Anyanwu, A. Kashanian, K. Bock, E. Vojdani

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168-177
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume129
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2002
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

Keywords

  • Antigen
  • Autism
  • Autoantibody
  • Cross-reaction
  • Neuron-specific
  • Encephalitis/immunology
  • Immunoglobulin G/blood
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/immunology
  • Membrane Glycoproteins/immunology
  • Humans
  • Milk Hypersensitivity/blood
  • Child, Preschool
  • Butyrophilins
  • Male
  • Neurons/immunology
  • Streptococcus/immunology
  • Antigens/immunology
  • Carrier Proteins/immunology
  • Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System/blood
  • Female
  • Bacterial Infections/blood
  • Child
  • Immunoglobulin A/blood
  • Immunoglobulin M/blood
  • Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein/immunology
  • Autistic Disorder/blood
  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae/immunology
  • Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
  • Neurotoxins/immunology
  • Cross Reactions/immunology
  • Myelin Basic Protein/immunology
  • Myelin Proteins
  • Antigens, Bacterial/immunology

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