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Aquaporin-1 Autoantibodies in Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders (S60.004)

John S. Tzartos, Christos L. Stergiou, Konstantinos Kilidireas, Paraskevi Zisimopoulou, Thomas V. Thomaidis, Socrates J. Tzartos

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) spectrum disorders (NMOsd) seronegative for autoantibodies to aquaporin-4 (AQP4), a water-channel expressed in human CNS astrocytes, have autoantibodies to aquaporin-1(AQP1).

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Key concepts: Neuromyelitis optica, Aquaporin 4, Autoantibody, Medicine, Spectrum disorder, Immunology, Internal medicine, Antibody