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Analysis of antibody reactivity in paired cerebrospinal fluid and serum of a relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patient

C. Govarts Hasselt University, Biomedical Research Institute, and Transnationale Universiteit Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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K. Somers Hasselt University, Biomedical Research Institute, and Transnationale Universiteit Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Diepenbeek, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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R. Hupperts School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical center, Maastricht, and Department of Neurology, Orbis Medical Center, Sittard, The Netherlands
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P. Stinissen Hasselt University, Biomedical Research Institute, and Transnationale Universiteit Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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V. Somers Hasselt University, Biomedical Research Institute, and Transnationale Universiteit Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Diepenbeek, Belgium
Pages 699-704 | Received 09 Dec 2008, Accepted 10 Jul 2009, Published online: 19 Oct 2009

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