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Safety of COVID-19 vaccines in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Stefanou, Maria-Ioanna, Palaiodimou, Lina, Theodorou, Aikaterini, Christodoulou, Maria Veatriki, Tzartos, John S, Tzanetakos, Dimitrios, Kitsos, Dimitrios, Chondrogianni, Maria, Zouvelou, Vasiliki, Dardiotis, Efthimios, Tzavellas, Elias, Syrigou, Ekaterini, Benetou, Vassiliki, Paraskevas, George P, Tsiodras, Sotirios, Tsivgoulis, Georgios, Giannopoulos, Sotirios

“…Background Data are sparse regarding the safety of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines in patients with multiple sclerosis…”
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder-associated myelitis mimicking intramedullary neoplasm as a diagnostic pitfall: a case report by Tzanetakos, Dimitrios, Tzartos, John S, Velonakis, Georgios, Giannopoulos, Sotirios, Tsivgoulis, Georgios

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Anti-aquaporin-1 autoantibodies in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders by Tzartos, John S, Stergiou, Christos, Kilidireas, Konstantinos, Zisimopoulou, Paraskevi, Thomaidis, Thomas, Tzartos, Socrates J

“…Autoantibodies against aquaporin-4 (AQP4), a water channel in CNS astrocytes, are detected in ∼50-80% of patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders…”
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Clinical Reasoning: Progressive Peripheral Neuropathy in a 66-Year-Old Woman With Sezary Syndrome by Fanouraki, Stella, Theodorou, Aikaterini, Velonakis, Georgios, Stavrinou, Lampis, Papadavid, Evangelia, Tzartos, John S, Giannopoulos, Sotirios, Korkolopoulou, Penelope, Lakiotaki, Eleftheria, Tsivgoulis, Georgios, Zis, Panagiotis

“…Evaluating patients with neuropathy is common, especially in elderly patients with comorbidities. Neuropathy can often be a manifestation of systemic diseases,…”
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Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration in a patient with breast cancer associated with carbonic anhydrase–related protein VIII autoantibodies by Prevezianou, Angeliki, Tzartos, John S., Dagklis, Ioannis E., Bentenidi, Emilia, Angelopoulos, Petros, Bostantjopoulou, Sevasti

“…Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration is a neurological syndrome resulting from immune-mediated dysfunction of Purkinje cells and commonly is associated with…”
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Interleukin-17 Production in Central Nervous System-Infiltrating T Cells and Glial Cells Is Associated with Active Disease in Multiple Sclerosis by Tzartos, John S, Friese, Manuel A, Craner, Matthew J, Palace, Jackie, Newcombe, Jia, Esiri, Margaret M, Fugger, Lars

“…Recent findings in the animal model for multiple sclerosis (MS), experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, implicate a novel CD4+ T-cell subset (TH 17),…”
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Cortical involvement and leptomeningeal inflammation in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease: A three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MRI study by Tzanetakos, Dimitrios, Tzartos, John S, Vakrakou, Aigli G, Breza, Marianthi, Velonakis, Georgios, Stathopoulos, Panos, Pantou, Eirini, Markakis, Ioannis, Papadimitriou, Dimitra, Karavasilis, Efstratios, Toulas, Panagiotis, Evangelopoulos, Μaria-Eleptheria, Koutsis, Georgios, Anagnostouli, Maria, Stefanis, Leonidas, Kilidireas, Costantinos

“…Background: Cortical demyelination and meningeal inflammation have been detected neuropathologically in multiple sclerosis (MS) and recently in myelin…”
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Prevalence and epidemiology of stroke in patients with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Stefanou, Maria-Ioanna, Giannopapas, Vasileios, Kitsos, Dimitrios K., Chondrogianni, Maria, Theodorou, Aikaterini, Kosmidou, Maria, Vlotinou, Pinelopi, Bakirtzis, Christos, Andreadou, Elizabeth, Tzartos, John S., Giannopoulos, Sotirios, Tsivgoulis, Georgios

“…Background Epidemiological data are sparse regarding the risk of stroke in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective To estimate the following: (1) the…”
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Antibodies to aquaporins are frequent in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome by Tzartos, John S, Stergiou, Christos, Daoussis, Dimitrios, Zisimopoulou, Paraskevi, Andonopoulos, Andrew P, Zolota, Vassiliki, Tzartos, Socrates J

“…Several aquaporins (AQPs) are present in the salivary glands, likely contributing to their secretions. AQP dysfunction may contribute to the salivary gland…”
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Sexual dysfunction therapeutic approaches in patients with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review by Giannopapas, Vasileios, Kitsos, Dimitrios, Tsogka, Anthi, Tzartos, John S., Paraskevas, Georgios, Tsivgoulis, Georgios, Voumvourakis, Konstantinos, Giannopoulos, Sotirios, Bakalidou, Daphne

“…Objective Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The most common clinical…”
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Thyroid autoimmunity following alemtuzumab treatment in multiple sclerosis patients: a prospective study by Kazakou, Paraskevi, Tzanetakos, Dimitrios, Vakrakou, Aigli G., Tzartos, John S., Evangelopoulos, Μaria-Eleptheria, Anagnostouli, Maria, Stathopoulos, Panos, Kassi, Georgia N., Stefanis, Leonidas, Kilidireas, Constantinos, Zapanti, Evangelia

“…Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is the most common adverse effect in alemtuzumab (ALZ) treated relapsing–remitting (RR) multiple sclerosis (MS) patients …”
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A Comparison of Two Analytical Approaches for the Quantification of Neurofilament Light Chain, a Biomarker of Axonal Damage in Multiple Sclerosis by Pafiti, Anna, Krashias, George, Tzartos, John, Tzartos, Socrates, Stergiou, Christos, Gaglia, Eftychia, Smoleski, Irene, Christodoulou, Christina, Pantzaris, Marios, Lambrianides, Anastasia

“…Neurofilament light chain (NfL), is a neuron-specific cytoskeletal protein detected in extracellular fluid following axonal damage. Extensive research has…”
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Paraneoplastic basal ganglia encephalitis associated with anti-CV2/CRMP-5 and anti-Yo antibodies in a patient with non-small-cell lung cancer by Vakrakou, Aigli, Constantinides, Vasilios C., Velonakis, George, Tzartos, John S., Stefanis, Leonidas, Kapaki, Elisabeth, Paraskevas, George P.

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IL-21 and IL-21 Receptor Expression in Lymphocytes and Neurons in Multiple Sclerosis Brain by Tzartos, John S, Craner, Matthew J, Friese, Manuel A, Jakobsen, Karen B, Newcombe, Jia, Esiri, Margaret M, Fugger, Lars

“…IL-17–producing CD4+ T cells (Th-17) contribute to the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and are associated with active disease in…”
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Early metabolic alterations in the normal‑appearing grey and white matter of patients with clinically isolated syndrome suggestive of multiple sclerosis: A proton MR spectroscopic study by Tzanetakos, Dimitrios, Kyrozis, Andreas, Karavasilis, Efstratios, Velonakis, Georgios, Tzartos, John S, Toulas, Panagiotis, Sotirli, Stefania Alexia, Evdokimidis, Ioannis, Tsivgoulis, Georgios, Potagas, Constantin, Kilidireas, Costantinos, Andreadou, Elisabeth

“…Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ([sup.1]H-MRS) is an advanced method of examining metabolic profiles. The present study aimed to assess in vivo…”
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Autoimmunity to neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by Pechlivanidou, Maria, Ninou, Elpinickie, Karagiorgou, Katerina, Tsantila, Aikaterini, Mantegazza, Renato, Francesca, Andreetta, Furlan, Raffaello, Dudeck, Leon, Steiner, Johann, Tzartos, John, Tzartos, Socrates

“…Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are widely expressed in many and diverse cell types, participating in various functions of cells, tissues and…”
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Common Denominators in the Immunobiology of IgG4 Autoimmune Diseases: What Do Glomerulonephritis, Pemphigus Vulgaris, Myasthenia Gravis, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Autoimmune Encephalitis Have in Common? by Koneczny, Inga, Yilmaz, Vuslat, Lazaridis, Konstantinos, Tzartos, John, Lenz, Tobias L, Tzartos, Socrates, Tüzün, Erdem, Leypoldt, Frank

“…IgG4 autoimmune diseases (IgG4-AID) are an emerging group of autoimmune diseases that are caused by pathogenic autoantibodies of the IgG4 subclass. It has only…”
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Screening for lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4-, agrin-, and titin-antibodies and exploring the autoimmune spectrum in myasthenia gravis by Cordts, Isabell, Bodart, Nicolas, Hartmann, Kathi, Karagiorgou, Katerina, Tzartos, John S., Mei, Lin, Reimann, Jens, Van Damme, Philip, Rivner, Michael H., Vigneron, Alain, Weis, Joachim, Schulz, Jörg B., Tzartos, Socrates J., Claeys, Kristl G.

“…In autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG), the identification of antibodies and characterization of serological subgroups is of great importance for diagnosis and…”
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Immunotherapies in MuSK-positive Myasthenia Gravis; an IgG4 antibody-mediated disease by Vakrakou, Aigli G, Karachaliou, Eleni, Chroni, Elisabeth, Zouvelou, Vasiliki, Tzanetakos, Dimitrios, Salakou, Stavroula, Papadopoulou, Marianna, Tzartos, Socrates, Voumvourakis, Konstantinos, Kilidireas, Constantinos, Giannopoulos, Sotirios, Tsivgoulis, Georgios, Tzartos, John

“…Muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) Myasthenia Gravis (MG) represents a prototypical antibody-mediated disease characterized by predominantly focal muscle weakness…”
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IgG4 Autoantibodies in Organ-Specific Autoimmunopathies: Reviewing Class Switching, Antibody-Producing Cells, and Specific Immunotherapies by Koneczny, Inga, Tzartos, John, Mané-Damas, Marina, Yilmaz, Vuslat, Huijbers, Maartje G, Lazaridis, Konstantinos, Höftberger, Romana, Tüzün, Erdem, Martinez-Martinez, Pilar, Tzartos, Socrates, Leypoldt, Frank

“…Organ-specific autoimmunity is often characterized by autoantibodies targeting proteins expressed in the affected tissue. A subgroup of autoimmunopathies has…”
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