Treatment with rituximab in patients with polyneuropathy with anti-MAG antibodies.
Summary of "Treatment with rituximab in patients with polyneuropathy with anti-MAG antibodies."
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Centre de Référence Maladies Neuromusculaires et SLA, hôpital Archet 1, route Saint Antoine de Ginestiere, Nice, 06200, France, delmont.e@chu-nice.fr.
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Name: Journal of neurology
ISSN: 1432-1459
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21437663
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-5994-0
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