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Increased Prevalence of Familial Autoimmune Disease in Children With Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome.
Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation - 1 Nov 2021
Santoro Jonathan D, Kerr Lauren M, Codden Rachel, Casper Theron Charles, Greenberg Benjamin M, Waubant Emmanuelle, Kong Sek Won, Mandl Kenneth D, Gorman Mark P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a rare autoimmune disorder associated with neuroblastoma in children, although idiopathic and postinfectious etiologies are present in children and adults. Small cohort studies in homogenous populations have revealed elevated rates of autoimmunity in family members of patients with OMS, although no differentiation between paraneoplastic and...
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