The need for caution in considering the diagnostic utility of antibasal ganglia antibodies in movement disorders

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Figure 1.

 Western blotting using sera and caudate supernatant. Numerous bands (antigen-antibody interactions) are observed in SC and PANDAS subjects and controls.

Figure 2.

 Two Western blotting methods using various caudate preparations and only secondary antibody. Despite the lack of serum (source of the primary antibody), bands are seen at 60 and 28 kDa. Del., delipided.