About the Authors
- Nicolas Molnarfi
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Contributed equally to this work with: Nicolas Molnarfi, Mahdia Benkhoucha
Affiliations Unit of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Mahdia Benkhoucha
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Contributed equally to this work with: Nicolas Molnarfi, Mahdia Benkhoucha
Affiliations Unit of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Kristbjörg Bjarnadóttir
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Affiliations Unit of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Catherine Juillard
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Affiliation Unit of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Patrice H. Lalive
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* E-mail: Patrice.Lalive@hcuge.ch
Affiliations Unit of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory Medicine Service, Department of Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts. PHL has received personal compensation serving as a consultant for Biogen-Idec, Teva, Novartis, Merck-Serono, Geneuro, and Sanofi-Aventis. PHL received payment for lectures including service on speaker bureaus from Biogen-idec, Teva, Novartis, and Merck Serono. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PHL MB NM. Performed the experiments: CJ MB KB NM. Analyzed the data: MB NM PHL. Wrote the paper: NM PHL.