Autoimmunoreactivity to Schwann cells in patients with in ̄ammatory neuropathies
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1Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, 2Department of Immunohaematology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 3DMV International, Wageningen, The Netherlands and 4Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia Correspondence to: Marcel S. G. Kwa, PhD, K2 Room 219, Neurogenetics Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
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