About the Authors
- Monika Tschochner
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* E-mail: M.Tschochner@iiid.com.au
Affiliation Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Shay Leary
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Affiliation Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Don Cooper
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Affiliation Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Kaija Strautins
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Affiliation Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Abha Chopra
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Affiliation Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Hayley Clark
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Affiliation Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Linda Choo
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Affiliation Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- David Dunn
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Affiliation Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Ian James
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Affiliation Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- William M. Carroll
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Affiliations Department of Neurology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Allan G. Kermode
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Affiliations Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Department of Neurology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- David Nolan
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Affiliations Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors of this manuscript have read the journal's policy and have the following competing interests: AGK received Speaker honoraria and scientific advisory board fees from Bayer, Biogen-Idec, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, Merck, Innate Immunotherapeutics, Genzyme and BioCSL. WMC received speaker honoraria and membership of scientific advisory boards from Bayer Schering, Novartis, Merck Serono, Sanofi, and Biogen Idec. All other authors have nothing to disclose. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MT DN. Performed the experiments: MT AC HC LC. Analyzed the data: MT SL DC DD IJ DN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MT SL DC WMC AGK. Wrote the paper: MT KS AC IJ DN. Patient assessment, clinical management and recruitment: WMC AGK. Graphics design: SL. Database management: MT KS DD.