Journal of Neurology

, Volume 254, Issue 3, pp 398–399 | Cite as

Polymorphisms in the neuromyelitis optica auto-antigen AQP4 and susceptibility to multiple sclerosis

  • Maria Ban
  • Amie Walton
  • An Goris
  • Julia Gray
  • Alastair Compston
  • Stephen Sawcer
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Keywords

Multiple Sclerosis genetics AQP4 susceptibility 
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Acknowledgements

We thank members of the Association of British Neurologists for notifying families. This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust (grant 057097), the Multiple Sclerosis Society of the United States (grant RG3500-A-1), the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Ireland (grant 730/02) and the National Institute of Health (NS 049477-01A1). AG is a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO – Vlaanderen).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Maria Ban
    • 1
  • Amie Walton
    • 1
  • An Goris
    • 1
    • 2
  • Julia Gray
    • 1
  • Alastair Compston
    • 1
  • Stephen Sawcer
    • 1
  1. 1.Dept. of Clinical NeurosciencesUniversity of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s HospitalCambridgeUK
  2. 2.Laboratory of Neuroimmunology, Section of Experimental NeurologyKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenLeuvenBelgium

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