Serum BAFF and APRIL Levels, T-Lymphocyte Subsets, and Immunoglobulins after B-Cell Depletion Using the Monoclonal Anti-CD20 Antibody Rituximab in Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Sigrid Lunde; Einar K. Kristoffersen; Dipak Sapkota; Kristin Risa; Olav Dahl; Ove Bruland; Olav Mella; Øystein Fluge

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161226

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Serum BAFF and APRIL Levels, T-Lymphocyte Subsets, and Immunoglobulins after B-Cell Depletion Using the Monoclonal Anti-CD20 Antibody Rituximab in Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Sigrid Lunde,

Affiliation Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Einar K. Kristoffersen,

Affiliations Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Dipak Sapkota,

Affiliations Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Kristin Risa,

Affiliation Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Olav Dahl,

Affiliations Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Ove Bruland,

Affiliations Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Olav Mella,

Affiliations Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Øystein Fluge

* E-mail: oystein.fluge@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Serum BAFF and APRIL Levels, T-Lymphocyte Subsets, and Immunoglobulins after B-Cell Depletion Using the Monoclonal Anti-CD20 Antibody Rituximab in Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Sigrid Lunde,
Einar K. Kristoffersen,
Dipak Sapkota,
Kristin Risa,
Olav Dahl,
Ove Bruland,
Olav Mella,
Øystein Fluge

Published: August 18, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161226

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