Neuromyelitis optica-IgG in idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disorders amongst Hong Kong Chinese.

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Published in Eur J Neurol on March 01, 2009

Authors

K H Chan1, D B Ramsden, Y L Yu, K H H Kwok, A C Y Chu, P W L Ho, J S C Kwan, R Lee, E Lim, M H W Kung, S L Ho

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1: University Department of Medicine, Research Center for Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. koonho@hkucc.hku.hk

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