Open AccessEffect of Low Complement C4 on Clinical Characteristics of Patients with First-Episode Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Author(s) -
ChunYang Pan,
Yi Zhao,
Haojie Xie,
Yongyan Zhou,
Ranran Duan,
Yanfei Li,
Yanjie Jia,
Tao Peng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s322789
Subject(s) - medicine , neuromyelitis optica , complement (music) , complement system , demographics , expanded disability status scale , gastroenterology , spectrum disorder , antibody , multiple sclerosis , immunology , biochemistry , chemistry , demography , complementation , sociology , psychiatry , gene , phenotype
To describe and compare the clinical features of patients with first-episode neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in a normal complement C4 group and a low complement C4 group, and explore the mechanism by which low complement C4 affects the clinical features of patients with NMOSD.