| abstract |
Methods of diagnosing nervous system injury or disease by measuring the level or presence of autoantibodies specific for and capable of binding to at least one protein selected from the group consisting of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), microtubule associated tau protein (Tau), microtubule associated protein-2 (MAP-2), myelin associated glycoprotein (MAG), calcium-calmodulin kinase II (CaM-KII), myelin basic protein (MBP), neurofilament triplet protein (NFP), NF200 (NFH), NF160 (NFM), NF68 (NFL), tubulin, α-synuclein (SNCA), and S 100B protein in a sample from a subject. The methods also include measuring levels of autoantibodies specific for combinations of two or more of these proteins. Kits for performing the methods are also provided. |