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. 2020 Mar 6;9:F1000 Faculty Rev-167. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.21309.1

Table 2. Major paraneoplastic antineuronal antibodies reactive with intracellular neuronal antigen.

Antibody Common neurological
phenotypes
Common associated
malignancies
Frequency of
underlying
malignancy
Response to
treatment a
Anti-CRMP5 Optic neuritis
Cerebellar degeneration
Encephalomyelitis
Small-cell lung cancer
Breast carcinoma
Common Poor
Anti-GAD65 Stiff person syndrome
Limbic encephalitis
Cerebellar ataxia
Thymoma
Renal cell carcinoma
Uncommon Good in stiff
person syndrome;
otherwise poor
Anti-Hu
(ANNA-1)
Limbic encephalitis,
encephalomyelitis, dorsal
sensory neuropathy
Small-cell lung cancer
Neuroendocrine tumors
Retinoblastoma (infants)
Almost invariable Poor
Anti-Ma1 Limbic or brain-stem
encephalitis
Non-small-cell lung
cancer; other
Almost invariable Poor
Anti-Ma2 Limbic or brain-stem
encephalitis
Testicular or other germ
cell tumors
Non-small-cell lung
cancer
Almost invariable Good if testicular
neoplasm detected
and treated
Anti-Ri
(ANNA-2)
Cerebellar degeneration,
opsoclonus myoclonus,
brain-stem encephalitis
Breast
Small-cell lung cancer
Almost invariable Stabilization in
some but not all
patients
Anti-Tr Cerebellar degeneration Hodgkin’s disease Almost invariable Poor
Anti-Yo
(PCA-1)
Cerebellar degeneration Ovary, uterus, adnexa
Breast
Almost invariable Poor

Modified from 13. aTreatment involves both immunosuppressive treatment directed against the autoimmune process and treatment of the underlying malignancy.