NMO-IgG: A Specific Biomarker for Neuromyelitis Optica
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NMO-IgG: A Specific Biomarker for Neuromyelitis Optica
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that principally targets the optic nerves and spinal cord and often leads to severe disability and occasionally life threatening respiratory failure. Although its clinical manifestations overlap with those of multiple sclerosis (MS), in established cases these two conditions can be distinguished on the basis of clinical, radiol...
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عنوان ژورنال: Disease Markers
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0278-0240,1875-8630
DOI: 10.1155/2006/586306