Recurrent transverse myelitis associates with anti-Ro (SSA) autoantibodies

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 147-149

  Hummers, L K ^a   Krishnan, C ^a   Casciola Rosen, L ^b   Rosen, A ^a   Morris, S ^a   Mahoney, J A ^a   Kerr, D A ^a   Wigley, F M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MYELITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0346461745     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000101715.32569.1A     Document Type: Article

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