A serum autoantibody marker of neuromyelitis optica: distinction from multiple sclerosis

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Neuromyelitis opticaMedicineMultiple sclerosisOptic neuritisPathologyAutoantibodyTransverse myelitisImmunologyAntibody

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Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 364
Issue: 9451
Pages: 2106-2112
Citations: 3157
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                                    Vanda A. Lennon, 
                                
                                    Dean M. Wingerchuk, 
                                
                                    Thomas J. Kryzer
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            A serum autoantibody marker of neuromyelitis optica: distinction from multiple sclerosis. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 364
                            (9451)
                            , 2106-2112.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(04)17551-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(04)17551-x