Antibodies to Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein in Children with ADEM

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-24-2-4

Keywords:

Clinical Isolated Syndrome, Neurologic Disorders, Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein

Abstract

Antibodies to native myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (nMOG) in 47 children during a first episode of CNS demyelination (acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [ADEM] in 19, and a clinical isolated syndrome [CIS] in 28) were investigated by a cell-based bioassay in a study at Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia, and at the University of Munich, Germany.

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Published

2010-02-01

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Section

Demyelinating Disorders