Frequency and prognostic impact of antibodies to aquaporin-4 in patients with optic neuritis.
BACKGROUND: Antibodies to aquaporin-4 (AQP4-Ab) are found in 60-80% of patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a severely disabling inflammatory CNS disorder of putative autoimmune aetiology, which predominantly affects the optic nerves and spinal cord. OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of AQP4-...
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| 格式: | Journal article |
| 语言: | English |
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2010
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