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A whole-genome sequence study identifies genetic risk factors for neuromyelitis optica

A whole-genome sequence study identifies genetic risk factors for neuromyelitis optica

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A whole-genome sequence study identifies genetic risk factors for neuromyelitis optica

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A whole-genome sequence study identifies genetic risk factors for neuromyelitis optica

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature communications, 2018-05, Vol.9 (1), p.1929-10, Article 1929

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare autoimmune disease that affects the optic nerve and spinal cord. Most NMO patients ( > 70%) are seropositive for circulating autoantibodies against aquaporin 4 (NMO-IgG+). Here, we meta-analyze whole-genome sequences from 86 NMO cases and 460 controls with genome-wide SNP array from 129 NMO cases and 784 control...

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A whole-genome sequence study identifies genetic risk factors for neuromyelitis optica

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_097b3f04c35840e1a363fdf27d852415

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_097b3f04c35840e1a363fdf27d852415

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ISSN

2041-1723

E-ISSN

2041-1723

DOI

10.1038/s41467-018-04332-3

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