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Treatment with rituximab in patients with polyneuropathy with anti-MAG antibodies

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  1. Centre de Référence Maladies Neuromusculaires et SLA, hôpital Archet 1, route Saint Antoine de Ginestiere, Nice, 06200, France

    Emilien Delmont, C. Benaïm & C. Desnuelle

  2. Service de Médecine Interne, hôpital Archet 1, route Saint Antoine de Ginestière, Nice, 06200, France

    P. Y. Jeandel, E. Rosenthal & J. G. Fuzibet

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Delmont, E., Jeandel, P.Y., Benaïm, C. et al. Treatment with rituximab in patients with polyneuropathy with anti-MAG antibodies. J Neurol 258, 1717–1719 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-5994-0

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