Serum Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibody Are Independently Associated with Lesions in Spinal Cord in Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases

Youming Long; Yangbo Zheng; Mengyu Chen; Bin Zhang; Cong Gao; Fulan Shan; Ning Yang; Yongxiang Fan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100672

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Serum Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibody Are Independently Associated with Lesions in Spinal Cord in Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases

Youming Long,

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and The Ministry of Education of China, Institute of Neuroscience and the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China, Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Yangbo Zheng,

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and The Ministry of Education of China, Institute of Neuroscience and the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China, Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Mengyu Chen,

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and The Ministry of Education of China, Institute of Neuroscience and the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China, Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Bin Zhang,

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and The Ministry of Education of China, Institute of Neuroscience and the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China, Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Cong Gao ,

* E-mail: smilegaocong@126.com

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and The Ministry of Education of China, Institute of Neuroscience and the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China, Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Fulan Shan,

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and The Ministry of Education of China, Institute of Neuroscience and the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China, Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Ning Yang,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Yongxiang Fan

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and The Ministry of Education of China, Institute of Neuroscience and the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China, Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Serum Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibody Are Independently Associated with Lesions in Spinal Cord in Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases

Youming Long,
Yangbo Zheng,
Mengyu Chen,
Bin Zhang,
Cong Gao,
Fulan Shan,
Ning Yang,
Yongxiang Fan

Published: August 5, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100672

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