Diagnosis of neuromyelitis spectrum disorders: comparative sensitivities and specificities of immunohistochemical and immunoprecipitation assays.

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Published in Arch Neurol on September 01, 2009

Authors

Andrew McKeon1, James P Fryer, Metha Apiwattanakul, Vanda A Lennon, Shannon R Hinson, Thomas J Kryzer, Claudia F Lucchinetti, Brian G Weinshenker, Dean M Wingerchuk, Elizabeth A Shuster, Sean J Pittock

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

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