Helicobacter pylori infection in neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis

NeuroImmunoModulation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 107-112

  Long, Youming ^a   Gao, Cong ^a   Qiu, Wei ^b   Hu, Xueqiang ^b   Shu, Yaqing ^b   Peng, Fuhua ^b   Lu, Zhengqi ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Central nervous system; Helicobacter pylori; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; OPTIC NEURITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871883382     PISSN: 10217401     EISSN: 14230216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345838     Document Type: Article

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