Immunology of neuromyelitis optica during pregnancy

Anti–aquaporin-4 (AQP4) autoantibody plays a key role in the pathogenesis of neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Studies have shown increased relapse rates in patients with NMO during pregnancy and postpartum. High estrogen levels during pregnancy can increase activation-induced cytidine deaminase expressio...

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Autores principales: Davoudi, Vahid, Keyhanian, Kiandokht, Bove, Riley M., Chitnis, Tanuja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5056648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27761482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000288

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