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Peptide sequences of myelin basic protein and neurofilaments are relevant in the study of these epitopes for their role in the aetiology of multiple sclerosis.
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Ebringer, A. (2015). Antibodies to Short Synthetic Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas Peptide Sequences Resembling Myelin and Neurofilaments in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. In: Multiple Sclerosis, Mad Cow Disease and Acinetobacter. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02735-7_14
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