Table 3 Cell markers expressed by nervous tissue and inflammatory infiltrates in NMDAR-E-associated and control teratomas

Neuronal markers expression by neural elements when present, n (%)^a

10/17 (58)

9/13 (69)

0.70

 ChromoA+

10/17 (59)

6/12 (50)

0.71

 NF+

7/17 (41)

7/13 (54)

0.71

GluN1 expression by neural element when present, n (%)^a

18/22 (82)

11/14 (79)

1

 Neuronal

12/22 (55)

9/14 (64)

0.73

 Glial

16/22 (73)

4/14 (29)

0.015

Inflammatory infiltrates in contact to neural element when present, n (%)^a

26/26 (100)

2/15 (13)

5. 10^− 9***

 B-cells (CD20+)

19/23 (83)

–

–

 T-cells (CD3+)

22/23 (96)

–

–

 Mature dendritic cells (DC-Lamp+)

11/24 (46)

–

–