Response to letter from Dr Hongliang Zhang entitled ‘B-cell activating factor in the cerebrospinal fluid of neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis’
Restricted accessLetterFirst published online May, 2011
Response to letter from Dr Hongliang Zhang entitled ‘B-cell activating factor in the cerebrospinal fluid of neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis’
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