Frequency and syndrome specificity of antibodies to aquaporin-4 in neurological patients with rheumatic disorders

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-342905
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.34290

Jarius, Sven ; Jacobi, Christian ; Seze, Jerome de ; Zephir, Helene

; Paul, Friedemann ; Franciotta, Diego

; Rommer, Paulus ; Mader, Simone

; Kleiter, Ingo ;

; ; ; ; ; ;

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Abstract

Background: A new autoantibody (termed NMO-IgG, or AQP4-Ab) has recently been described in patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and its formes frustes, longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) and recurrent optic neuritis (rON). However, AQP4-Ab has been found also in patients with co-existing rheumatic diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or Sjogren's syndrome (SS), ...