Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 112, Issue 6 , Pages 478-481 , July 2010

Serum lipoprotein levels in patients with neuromyelitis optica elevated but had little correlation with clinical presentations

  • Ying Li

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  • Honghao Wang

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    • These authors contributed equally to the manuscript.
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  • Xueqiang Hu

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  • Fuhua Peng
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  • Yu Yang

Received 4 July 2009 ,Revised 3 March 2010 ,Accepted 16 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.03.017

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 112, Issue 6 , Pages 478-481 , July 2010

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