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Patients with suspected benign tumors and glial fibrillary acidic protein autoantibody: an analysis of five cases

Qingmei HuangDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; ;Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurogenetics and Channelopathies, Institute of Neuroscience and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Huacai YangDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; ;Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurogenetics and Channelopathies, Institute of Neuroscience and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Tianni LiuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; ;Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurogenetics and Channelopathies, Institute of Neuroscience and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Huiming XuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; ;Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurogenetics and Channelopathies, Institute of Neuroscience and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Baikeng ChenDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; ;Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurogenetics and Channelopathies, Institute of Neuroscience and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Si LiuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; ;Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurogenetics and Channelopathies, Institute of Neuroscience and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Wenfeng LiDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; ;Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurogenetics and Channelopathies, Institute of Neuroscience and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Youming LongDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; ;Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurogenetics and Channelopathies, Institute of Neuroscience and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cong GaoDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; ;Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurogenetics and Channelopathies, Institute of Neuroscience and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaView further author information
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Pages 1183-1188 | Received 05 Jul 2018, Accepted 11 Jul 2019, Published online: 15 Aug 2019

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