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• Pattern-specific loss of aquaporin-4 immunoreactivity distinguishes neuromyelitis optica from multiple sclerosis.

  Roemer SF, Parisi JE, Lennon VA, Benarroch EE, Lassmann H, Bruck W, Mandler RN, Weinshenker BG, Pittock SJ, Wingerchuk DM, Lucchinetti CF. Roemer SF, et al. Brain. 2007 May;130(Pt 5):1194-205. doi: 10.1093/brain/awl371. Epub 2007 Feb 4. Brain. 2007. PMID: 17282996
• Loss of aquaporin 4 in lesions of neuromyelitis optica: distinction from multiple sclerosis.

  Misu T, Fujihara K, Kakita A, Konno H, Nakamura M, Watanabe S, Takahashi T, Nakashima I, Takahashi H, Itoyama Y. Misu T, et al. Brain. 2007 May;130(Pt 5):1224-34. doi: 10.1093/brain/awm047. Epub 2007 Apr 2. Brain. 2007. PMID: 17405762
• Heterogeneity of aquaporin-4 autoimmunity and spinal cord lesions in multiple sclerosis in Japanese.

  Matsuoka T, Matsushita T, Kawano Y, Osoegawa M, Ochi H, Ishizu T, Minohara M, Kikuchi H, Mihara F, Ohyagi Y, Kira J. Matsuoka T, et al. Brain. 2007 May;130(Pt 5):1206-23. doi: 10.1093/brain/awm027. Epub 2007 Apr 17. Brain. 2007. PMID: 17439988
• Anti-aquaporin-4 antibody is involved in the pathogenesis of NMO: a study on antibody titre.

  Takahashi T, Fujihara K, Nakashima I, Misu T, Miyazawa I, Nakamura M, Watanabe S, Shiga Y, Kanaoka C, Fujimori J, Sato S, Itoyama Y. Takahashi T, et al. Brain. 2007 May;130(Pt 5):1235-43. doi: 10.1093/brain/awm062. Epub 2007 Apr 19. Brain. 2007. PMID: 17449477