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SUBMITTER: Cree BA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5053302 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cree Bruce A C BA Spencer Collin M CM Varrin-Doyer Michel M Baranzini Sergio E SE Zamvil Scott S SS
Annals of neurology 20160804 3
T cells from neuromyelitis optica (NMO) patients, which recognize the immunodominant epitope of aquaporin-4, exhibit Th17 polarization and cross-react with a homologous sequence of a Clostridium perfringens adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter. Therefore, this commensal microbe might participate in NMO pathogenesis. We examined the gut microbiome by PhyloChip G3 from 16 NMO patients, 16 healthy controls (HC), and 16 multiple sclerosis patients. A significant difference in the abun ...[more]