Summary
In 2 cases of AT, M-components are present in the serum, emphasizing the complexity of the immunological anomalies of this disease. These M-components allow comparisons between hereditary neurological diseases and viral diseases with slow evolution.
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In 2 Fällen von Ataxia telangiectasia finden sich im Serum M-Komponenten. Dies bezeugt die Komplexheit der immunologischen Anomalien dieser Erkrankung. Diese M-Komponenten legen einen Vergleich zwischen den erblichen neurologischen Erkrankungen und Virusinfektionen mit langsamem Verlauf nahe.
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Lowenthal, A., Adriaenssens, K., Colfs, B. et al. Oligoclonal gammopathy in ataxia-telangiectasia. Z. Neurol. 202, 58–63 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00316426
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