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BAFF serum and CSF levels in patients with multiple sclerosis and infectious nervous system diseases

Tobias Brauna Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany;b Heart & Brain Research Group, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-2773View further author information
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Martin Juenemanna Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany;b Heart & Brain Research Group, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, GermanyView further author information
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Kathrin Dornesa Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, GermanyView further author information
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Jasmin El-Shazlyb Heart & Brain Research Group, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, GermanyView further author information
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Patrick Schrammb Heart & Brain Research Group, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany;e Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Mainz, Mainz, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5158-6708View further author information
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Sandra Bick-Ackerschotta Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, GermanyView further author information
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Manfred Kapsa Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, GermanyView further author information
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Tibo Gerrietsa Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany;b Heart & Brain Research Group, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany;c Department of Neurology, Gesundheitszentrum Wetterau, Bad Nauheim, GermanyView further author information
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Franz Blaesa Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany;d Department of Neurology, Klinikum Oberberg, Gummersbach, GermanyView further author information
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Marlene Tschernatscha Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany;b Heart & Brain Research Group, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany;c Department of Neurology, Gesundheitszentrum Wetterau, Bad Nauheim, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1231-1236 | Received 28 Feb 2020, Accepted 27 May 2020, Published online: 30 Jun 2020

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