Failure of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to prevent relapse of neuromyelitis optica.
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چکیده
H ere we describe a woman with relapsing neuromyelitis optica (NMO) who was seropositive for NMO-IgG and who experienced a relapse of myelitis 4 months after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) for a lymphoma that developed while receiving azathioprine therapy. Analysis of serum samples obtained at key points in her disease course using 3 different serological techniques (immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation assay, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) documented marked increase in titer coinciding with the relapse.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of neurology
دوره 68 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011