Detection and clinical value of NMO-IgG in neuromyelitis optica

Detection and clinical value of NMO-IgG in neuromyelitis optica

<p>Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) of autoimmune etiology which predominantly affects the optic nerves and spinal cord. In 2004, a highly specific serum antibody, NMO-IgG, was found in the sera of NMO patients. Subseque...

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Main Authors: De-hui HUANG, Wei-ping WU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tianjin Huanhu Hospital 2014-09-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Neuromyelitis optica
Aquaporin 4
Review
Online Access:http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/1031

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