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Fol. Biol. 2009, 55, 23-26

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2009055010023

Synergy of Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Antibodies Against Axonal Cytoskeletal Proteins in Patients with Different Neurological Diseases

Lenka Fialová1, A. Bartoš2,3, J. Soukupová4, J. Švarcová1,4, P. Ridzoň5, I. Malbohan1,4

1Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic
2Charles University in Prague, Third Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Department of Neurology, Prague, Czech Republic
3Prague Psychiatric Center, Prague, Czech Republic
4Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Prague, Czech Republic
5Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education in Prague, Department of Neurology, Prague, Czech Republic

Received June 2008
Accepted January 2009

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