Use of musk autoantibodies

C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 07 – K

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C07K 16/42 (2006.01) A61K 39/00 (2006.01) A61K 39/395 (2006.01) A61P 25/00 (2006.01) C07K 16/00 (2006.01) C07K 16/28 (2006.01) G01N 33/53 (2006.01) G01N 33/543 (2006.01) G01N 33/564 (2006.01) G01N 33/58 (2006.01) G01N 33/68 (2006.01)

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CA 2455271

There is disclosed a method for diagnosing neurotransmission or developmental disorders in a mammal comprising the step of detecting in a bodily fluid of said mammal autoantibodies to an epitope of the muscle specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK). One such method comprises a) contacting said bodily fluid with said MuSK or an antigenic determinant thereof; and b) detecting any antibody- antigen complexes formed between said receptor tyrosine kinase or an antigenic fragment thereof and antibodies present in said bodily fluid, wherein the presence of said complexes is indicative of said mammal suffering from said neurotransmission or developmental disorders. Also disclosed are kits for use in the diagnosis of neurotransmission and subsequent developmental disorders.

L'invention concerne une méthode destinée à diagnostiquer des troubles de la neurotransmission ou du développement chez un mammifère. Cette méthode consiste à détecter, dans un fluide corporel de ce mammifère, des antoanticorps dirigés contre un épitope de la tyrosine kinase spécifique du muscle (MuSK). Ladite méthode consiste (a) à mettre ce fluide corporel en contact avec la tyrosine kinase MuSK ou avec un déterminant antigénique de cette dernière, et (b) à détecter tous les complexes anticorps-antigène formés entre la tyrosine kinase du récepteur ou un fragment antigénique de celle-ci et les anticorps présents dans le fluide corporel, la présence de ces complexes indiquant que le mammifère souffre de troubles de la neurotransmission ou du développement. L'invention concerne également des trousses utilisées dans le diagnostic des troubles de la neurotransmission et des troubles du développement qui leur sont associés.

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