RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06523296

Presence of Anti-RACH Antibodies and Neurocognitive Disorder in Myasthenic or Alzheimers's Patients.

Study of the Relationship Between the Presence of Anti-AChR Antibodies in the Cerebrospinal Fluid and the Presence of Neurocognitive Disorder in Myasthenic and Alzheimers's Patients.


Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

Enrollment

30 participants

Start Date

Aug 18, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate if there is a specific association between the presence of anti Rach antibodies in the CSF and the presence of a cogntive disorder in myasthenic patients. Moreover the investigator wants to study if there is a link between the presence of Anti RACH antibodies in myasthenia and Alzheimers's disease. For that, the investigator will recruit myasthenic patient with cognitive disorder that has undergo a diagnostic process including lombar punction for memory trouble in Nice memory center as well as Alzheimer's patient having go through the same process. The study will consist in one additionnal blood draw. Anti RACH antibodies will be analyzed in historical CSF stored in biocollection and serum collected for the study. LCS of healthy control will also be analyzed.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is investigating whether certain antibodies (anti-AChR antibodies) found in patients with myasthenia gravis are also present in people with Alzheimer's disease, and whether they might play a role in memory and thinking problems. **You may be eligible if...** - You are an adult with a confirmed diagnosis of anti-AChR positive autoimmune myasthenia gravis AND a mild or major cognitive disorder, OR - You are an adult with Alzheimer's disease-related cognitive decline confirmed by spinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers, OR - You are a healthy adult with no memory complaints whose CSF samples are stored in a research biobank - You have consented to spinal fluid sample collection for research purposes **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You do not have sufficient French language skills to complete neuropsychological tests - You are a vulnerable person as defined by French law (e.g., pregnant women, people under legal guardianship, patients hospitalized involuntarily) - Your leftover spinal fluid is needed for routine clinical diagnostic purposes Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

PROCEDUREAdults with Alzheimer's disease

Each patient will undergo a blood draw for the analysis of RACH antibodies in serum. Also an aliquot of frozen spinal fluid of patient kept in biobank ( spinal fluid taken during a puncture as part of routine care) will be used for the analysis of RACH antibodies.

PROCEDUREAdults with Myasthenia

Each patient will undergo a blood draw for the analysis of RACH antibodies in serum. Also an aliquot of frozen spinal fluid of patient kept in biobank ( spinal fluid taken during a puncture as part of routine care) will be used for the analysis of RACH antibodies.

OTHERHealhty controls

Frozen spinal fluid of 10 healthy controlled stored in a biobank in Munster, Germanywill be compared to the ones of Adults with Myasthenia and Adults with Alzheimer's disease


Locations(1)

CHU de Nice

Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France

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