Evaluation of Clinical Interest of Anti-Aquaporin-4 Autoantibody Followup in Neuromyelitis Optica

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune disease in which a specific biomarker named NMO-IgG and directed against aquaporin-4 (AQP4) has been found. A correlation between disease activity and anti-AQP4 antibody (Ab) serum concentration or complement-mediated cytotoxicity has been reported, but th...

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Main Authors: Chanson, Jean-Baptiste, Alame, Melissa, Collongues, Nicolas, Blanc, Frédéric, Fleury, Marie, Rudolf, Gabrielle, de Seze, Jérôme, Vincent, Thierry
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3655457/