Oligoclonal IgG bands in Japanese multiple sclerosis patients

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-206

  Nakashima, Ichiro ^a   Fujihara, Kazuo ^a   Itoyama, Yasuto ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

IgG index; Japanese; Multiple sclerosis; Oligoclonal IgG bands; Optic spinal form

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032723033     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(99)00147-2     Document Type: Article

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