Difference in the Source of Anti-AQP4-IgG and Anti-MOG-IgG Antibodies in CSF in Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.
Tetsuya AkaishiToshiyuki TakahashiTatsuro MisuKimihiko KanekoYoshiki TakaiShuhei NishiyamaRyo OgawaJuichi FujimoriTadashi IshiiMasashi AokiKazuo FujiharaIchiro NakashimaPublished in: Neurology (2021)
Intrathecal production of MOG-IgG may occur more frequently than that of AQP4-IgG. This finding implies the different properties of B-cell trafficking and antibody production between MOG-IgG-associated disease and AQP4-IgG-positive NMOSD.
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