Multiple sclerosis: sun exposure and vitamin D, ultra-high-field imaging, and B cell clones in the meninges

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¹ Department of Neurology and IFBLMU, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. Michael.strupp@med.uni-muenchen.de

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Michael Strupp. J Neurol. 2011 Apr.

. 2011 Apr;258(4):708-10.

doi: 10.1007/s00415-011-6000-6.

¹ Department of Neurology and IFBLMU, University Hospital Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. Michael.strupp@med.uni-muenchen.de

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