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summary: The authors looked at the clinical features of people with MS and similar diseases in the presence of a particular antibody (called AQP4, associated with neuromyelitis optica) in a Japanese population. They found that these antibodies are markers of extensive spinal cord involvement and frequent exacerbations.
authors: Tanaka M, Tanaka K, Komori M, Saida T.
source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2007 Sep;78(9):990-2
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glossary:
ACE
Antibodies
Antigen
Exacerbation (in MS)
Lesion
Multiple sclerosis
Myelitis
Physical
Plaque
Sclerosis
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