Antibodies to aquaporin-1 are not present in neuromyelitis optica
Although more than 70% of all patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) are seropositive for aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibodies, a substantial proportion of patients fulfilling the clinical criteria for NMO or limited forms of the disease (NMO spectrum disorders [NMOSD]) are negative for these antibodies....
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American Academy of Neurology
2015
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