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Presence of identical B-cell clone in both cerebrospinal fluid and tumor tissue in a patient with Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome associated with neuroblastoma
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  • Kazuhiro Noguchi,
  • Yasuhiro Ikawa,
  • Mika Takenaka,
  • Yuta Sakai,
  • Toshihiro Fujiki,
  • Rie Kuroda,
  • Hiroko Ikeda,
  • Satoko Nakata,
  • Kozo Nomura,
  • Seisho Sakai,
  • Masaki Fukuda,
  • Raita Araki,
  • Yukitoshi Takahashi,
  • Taizo Wada
Kazuhiro Noguchi
Kanazawa University Hospital
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Yasuhiro Ikawa
Kanazawa University Hospital

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Mika Takenaka
Kanazawa University Hospital
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Yuta Sakai
Kanazawa University Hospital
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Toshihiro Fujiki
Kanazawa University Hospital
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Rie Kuroda
Kanazawa University Hospital
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Hiroko Ikeda
Kanazawa University Hospital
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Satoko Nakata
Kanazawa University Hospital
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Kozo Nomura
Kanazawa University Hospital
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Seisho Sakai
Kanazawa University Hospital
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Masaki Fukuda
Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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Raita Araki
Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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Yukitoshi Takahashi
National Epilepsy Center Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders
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Taizo Wada
Kanazawa University Hospital
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Abstract

Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome associated with neuroblastoma (OMS-NB) is a refractory paraneoplastic syndrome which often remain neurological sequelae, and detailed pathogenesis has remained elusive. We encountered a pediatric patient with OMS-NB treated by immunosuppressed therapy who showed anti-glutamate receptor δ2 antibody and increased B-cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and multiple lymphoid follicles containing abundant B-cells in tumor tissue. Unbiased B-cell receptor repertoire analysis revealed identical B-cell clone was identified as the dominant clone in both CSF and tumor tissue. These identical B-cell clone may contribute to the pathogenesis of OMS-NB. Our results could facilitate the establishment of pathogenesis-based treatment strategies for OMS-NB.