AQP4-IgG autoimmunity in Japan and Germany: Differences in clinical profiles and prognosis in seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Susanna AsseyerHiroki MasudaMasahiro MoriJudith Bellmann-StroblKlemens RuprechtNadja SiebertGraham CooperClaudia ChienAnkelien DuchowJana SchließeitJia LiuKazuo SugimotoAkiyuki UzawaRyohei OhtaniFriedemann PaulAlexander Ulrich BrandtSatoshi KuwabaraHanna G ZimmermannPublished in: Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical (2021)
Compared with Japanese NMOSD patients, German patients presented with similar disability despite shorter disease duration and earlier and more frequent immunosuppressive therapy.