Anti-ganglionic AChR antibodies in Japanese patients with motility disorders.

Akihiro MukainoHitomi MinamiHajime IsomotoHitomi HamamotoEikichi IharaYasuhiro MaedaOsamu HiguchiTohru OkanishiYohei KokudoKazushi DeguchiFumisato SasakiToshihito UekiKen-Ya MurataTakeshi YoshidaMistuyo KinjoYoshihiro OgawaAkio IdoHidenori MatsuoKazuhiko NakaoShunya Nakane

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology (2018)

These results demonstrate a significant prevalence of anti-gAChR antibodies in patients with achalasia and CIPO. Anti-gAChR Abs might mediate autonomic dysfunction, contributing to autoimmune mechanisms underlying these GI motility disorders.

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