Serum neurofilaments as candidate biomarkers of natalizumab associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

Ann Neurol

Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, MS Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Published: August 2019

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