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Open AccessImproving the sensitivity of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-antibody testing: exclusive or predominant MOG-IgG3 seropositivity—a potential diagnostic pitfall in patients with MOG-EM/MOGAD
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated encephalomyelitis (MOG-EM; also termed MOG antibody-associated disease, MOGAD) is the most important differential diagnosis of both multiple sclerosis an...
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Open AccessNewly emerging type B insulin resistance (TBIR) during treatment with eculizumab for AQP4-IgG-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD): fatal outcome
Aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG) antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are frequently associated with other autoimmune disorders, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)...
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Open AccessErratum to: Searches for long-lived charged particles in pp collisions at \( \sqrt{\textrm{s}} \) = 7 and 8 TeV
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Open AccessMOG encephalomyelitis after vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2): case report and comprehensive review of the literature
In around 20% of cases, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) immunoglobulin (IgG)-associated encephalomyelitis (MOG-EM; also termed MOG antibody-associated disease, MOGAD) first occurs in a postinfectious...
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Open AccessRecombinant follicular stimulating hormone plus recombinant luteinizing hormone versus human menopausal gonadotropins- does the source of LH bioactivity affect ovarian stimulation outcome?
Luteinizing hormone (LH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) activate distinct intracellular signaling cascades. However, due to their similar structure and common receptor, they are used interchangeably du...
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Open AccessParvovirus B19 and mumps virus antibodies are major constituents of the intrathecal immune response in European patients with MS and increase the diagnostic sensitivity and discriminatory power of the MRZ reaction
A positive MRZ reaction, as defined by intrathecal IgG production against at least two of its constituents, measles virus (M), rubella virus (R) and varicella zoster virus (Z), is detectable in ~ 63% of patien...
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Open AccessFMRpolyG accumulates in FMR1 premutation granulosa cells
Fragile X premutation (Amplification of CGG number 55–200) is associated with increased risk for fragile X-Associated Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (FXPOI) in females and fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia s...
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Automated 3D Skeleton Winding Process for Continuous-Fiber-Reinforcements in Structural Thermoplastic Components
Continuous fiber reinforcements can significantly improve the mechanical properties of thermoplastic injection-molded components compared to short and long fiber reinforcements. By aligning the continuous fibe...
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Toxicity assessment of plant extracts to Cleruchoides noackae Lin and Huber (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)
Extracts of Matricaria chamomilla, Maytenus ilicifolia and Echinodorus grandiflorus have been integrated as viable pest management strategy for controlling bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemipetra: Thaumas...
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Open AccessMyelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis (Schilder’s disease) is immunologically distinct from multiple sclerosis: results from retrospective analysis of 92 lumbar punctures
Myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis (MDS; also termed Schilder’s disease) is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system characterised by demyelination of vast areas of the white matt...
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Open AccessMOG-IgG in primary and secondary chronic progressive multiple sclerosis: a multicenter study of 200 patients and review of the literature
Antibodies to human full-length myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG-IgG) as detected by new-generation cell-based assays have recently been described in patients presenting with acute demyelinating diseas...
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Open AccessBaló’s concentric sclerosis is immunologically distinct from multiple sclerosis: results from retrospective analysis of almost 150 lumbar punctures
Baló’s concentric sclerosis (BCS) is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system characterised by concentric layers of demyelination. It is unclear whether BCS is a variant of mult...
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Open AccessMeasurements of the associated production of a Z boson and b jets in pp collisions at \({\sqrt{s}} = 8\,\text {TeV} \)
Measurements of the associated production of a \(\mathrm{Z}\) Z ...
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Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for pediatric multiple sclerosis: a registry-based study of the Autoimmune Diseases Working Party (ADWP) and Pediatric Diseases Working Party (PDWP) of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) is a promising therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), which has mainly been used in adults. The purpose of this study was to investigate efficacy and ad...
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Open AccessMeasurement of the transverse momentum spectra of weak vector bosons produced in proton-proton collisions at \( \sqrt{s}=8 \) TeV
The transverse momentum spectra of weak vector bosons are measured in the CMS experiment at the LHC. The measurement uses a sample of proton-proton collisions at
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Open AccessMeasurements of the \(\mathrm{t}\overline{\mathrm{t}}\) production cross section in lepton+jets final states in pp collisions at 8 \(\,\text {TeV}\) and ratio of 8 to 7 \(\,\text {TeV}\) cross sections
A measurement of the top quark pair production ( \(\mathrm{t}\overline{\mathrm{t}} \) ...
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Open AccessSearch for dark matter particles in proton-proton collisions at \( \sqrt{s}=8 \) TeV using the razor variables
A search for dark matter particles directly produced in proton-proton collisions recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC is presented. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 18.8 fb−1, at a center-o...
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Open AccessMeasurement of electroweak production of a W boson and two forward jets in proton-proton collisions at \( \sqrt{s}=8 \) TeV
A measurement is presented of the cross section for the electroweak production of a W boson in association with two jets in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. The data set was collec...
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Open AccessErratum to: Search for third-generation scalar leptoquarks in the tτ channel in proton-proton collisions at \( \sqrt{s}=8 \) TeV
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Open AccessPhenomenological MSSM interpretation of CMS searches in pp collisions at \( \sqrt{s}=7 \) and 8 TeV
Searches for new physics by the CMS collaboration are interpreted in the framework of the phenomenological minimal supersymmetric standard model (pMSSM). The data samples used in this study were collected at ...
