Incidence of AQP4-IgG seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders in the Netherlands: About one in a million

Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical

Volumn 2, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Danielle van Pelt E ^a   Wong, Yu Yi M ^a   Ketelslegers, Immy A ^a   Siepman, Dorine AM ^a   Hamann, Dörte ^b   Hintzen, Rogier Q ^a  

^a MS Centre Erasmus   (Netherlands)

^b Sanquin Diagnostic Services   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AQP4 IgG; Devic s syndrome; Epidemiology; neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

Indexed keywords

ALLOPHYCOCYANIN; AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELL BASED ASSAY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 85067011900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20552173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2055217315625652     Document Type: Article

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