ganglioside IgM in serum

Clinical significance

• associated with various forms of Guillain-Barre syndrome
• triggering agents include:
  • Campylobacter jejuni (major)
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae (minor)
  • celiac disease (rare)

More general terms

• ganglioside antibody in body fluid

More specific terms

• ganglioside GD1a IgM in serum
• ganglioside GD1b IgM in serum
• ganglioside GD2 IgM in serum
• ganglioside GD3 IgM in serum
• ganglioside GM1 IgM in Serum
• ganglioside GM1b IgM in serum
• ganglioside GM2 IgM in Serum
• ganglioside GM4 IgM in Serum
• ganglioside GT1a IgM in serum

Additional terms

• anti-ganglioside antibody