Quantitative analysis of aquaporin-4 antibody in longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis
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Wang, Jing
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Tianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R ChinaTianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R China
Wang, Jing
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Li, Xin
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Tianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R ChinaTianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R China
Li, Xin
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Zhang, Da-Qi
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Tianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R ChinaTianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R China
Zhang, Da-Qi
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Yang, Chun-Sheng
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Tianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R ChinaTianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R China
Yang, Chun-Sheng
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Qi, Yuan
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Qi, Yuan
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Li, Min-Shu
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Tianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R ChinaTianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R China
Li, Min-Shu
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Shi, Fu-Dong
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Tianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R China
St Josephs Hosp, Barrow Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Phoenix, AZ USATianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R China
Shi, Fu-Dong
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Yang, Li
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Yang, Li
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[1] Tianjin Med Univ, Gen Hosp, Tianjin Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Tianjin, Peoples R China
[2] St Josephs Hosp, Barrow Neurol Inst, Dept Neurol, Phoenix, AZ USA
Aquaporin-4 (AQP-4) antibody-positive longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is referred to as a neuromyelitis optica (NMO) spectrum disorder. We conducted an exploratory investigation of correlations between AQP-4 antibody serum levels, as determined by a fluorescent immunoprecipitation assay, and clinical characteristics in LETM. Expanded Disability Status Scores (EDSS) scores and number of segments of spinal cord involved were positively correlated to AQP-4 antibody levels. However, serum AQP-4 antibody levels were not correlated with the time to next attack or the conversion time of LETM to NMO, although seropositive LETM patients demonstrated a high conversion rate to NMO (78.1%). (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.