Researchers hunt for clues: do our own antibodies harm nerves?

NCT ID NCT00704626

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether the immune system mistakenly makes antibodies that attack the body's own nerves and muscles in people with multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, and similar conditions. Researchers will collect blood samples (and sometimes cheek swabs) from 120 adults over up to 3 years to track these antibodies. The goal is to understand how these antibodies might contribute to disease, not to treat or diagnose any condition.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute transverse myelitis autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis myasthenia gravis transverse myelitis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of California, Davis

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States