Identification of new serum autoantibodies in neuromyelitis optica using protein microarrays

Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 176-177

  Lalive, P H ^a   Menge, T ^a   Barman, I ^a   Cree, B A ^a   Genain, C P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MICROARRAY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSATION; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; PROTEIN ARRAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746836613     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000223346.09426.34     Document Type: Article

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