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CNS Aquaporin‐4‐specific B cells connect with multiple B‐cell compartments in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
9 May 2017
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OBJECTIVES: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a severe inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) targeted against aquaporin-4 (AQP4). The origin and trafficking of AQP4-specific B cells in NMOSD remains unknown. METHODS: = 1) recovered from seven NMOSD patients were sorted into plasmablasts, naïve, memory, and CD27-IgD- double negative (DN) B cells, and variable heavy chain (VH)...
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