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Association of the HLA-DPB1*0501 allele with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody positivity in Japanese patients with idiopathic central nervous system demyelinating disorders.
Tissue antigens - 1 Feb 2009
Matsushita T, Matsuoka T, Isobe N, Kawano Y, Minohara M, Shi N, Nishimura Y, Ochi H, Kira J
Abstract excerpt
There are two subtypes of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Asians: the opticospinal (OSMS) form that shows a selective involvement of the optic nerve and the spinal cord and the conventional (CMS) form that has disseminated lesions in the central nervous system including the cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem. Both show distinct human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II associations. OSMS has similar features to the...
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