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Identification of galectin-3 as a possible antibody target for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

DOI

40

Citations

27

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2016

Year

Hideaki Nishihara, Fumitaka Shimizu, Takao Kitagawa, Nanami Yamanaka, Junko Akada, Yasuhiro Kuramitsu, Yasuteru Sano, Yukio Takeshita, Toshihiko Maeda, Masaaki Abe,
Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Abstract

Galectin-3 is a possible immunological target molecule of the pathogenic auto-antibodies and contributes to the persistent BBB breakdown in patients with SPMS. These antibodies may also serve as a novel biomarker for SPMS.

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