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Familial neuromyelitis optica.
Neurology - 27 Jul 2010
Matiello M, Kim H J, Kim W, Brum D G, Barreira A A, Kingsbury D J, Plant G T, Adoni T, Weinshenker B G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Detection of aquaporin-4-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) has expanded the spectrum of neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Rare reports of familial aggregation have suggested a component of genetic susceptibility but these reports mostly antedated the discovery of the NMO-IgG biomarker and recently updated diagnostic criteria. METHODS: We report a case series describing the demographic, clinical, neuroimaging,...
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