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(A) Western blot using the patient's serum demonstrates positive staining to Ma2 protein and negative to amphiphysin, CV2, Ri, Yo and Hu. (B) Immunostaining using the patient's serum and primate cerebellum demonstrates positive staining of Purkinje cell nucleoli (dilution 1:1600).
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Recombinant immunoblotting was negative against Hu/Yo/Ri/CV2/amphiphysin/ Ma1 antibodies but was positive against Ma2 (detectable at a serum dilution of 1:10 000, figure 1).