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Table 1 Main demographic, clinical and MRI characteristics of HLA-A2+ patients

From: Increased CD8+ T cell responses to apoptotic T cell-associated antigens in multiple sclerosis

Patient

Gender

Age

Duration (years)

Predominant symptoms

MRI Gd enhancement

EDSS

1

F

48

1

motor

-

6

2

F

20

2

brainstem, ON

+

2

3

F

51

4

brainstem

+

3

4

F

29

3

cerebellar, sensitive

+

3

5

F

37

1

brainstem

-

1

6

F

53

7

brainstem

-

0

7

F

40

1

sensitive

-

2

8

M

39

1

cerebellar

-

1

9

F

40

2

ON

-

1

10

F

38

1

ON, sensitive

-

2

11

M

49

1

ON

-

1

12

F

46

1

sensitive

-

1

13

M

24

1

sensitive, ON

-

1

14

M

49

20

motor, ataxia

-

4

15

F

43

1

sensitive

-

2

16

F

34

2

sphincteric, ON

+

3

17

F

61

5

brainstem, vertigo

-

1

18

F

40

3

sensitive

-

3

19

M

43

2

motor

-

5

20

F

35

1

motor

-

1

21

F

43

5

motor

-

4

22

M

32

6

motor

+

7

23

F

53

4

motor, ataxia

+

4

24

F

19

1

brainstem

+

1

25

F

43

9

sensitive, brainstem

+

2

26

F

53

4

sensitive, motor

+

3

  1. All patients had relapsing remitting MS, except for patients 1 and 14 who had secondary-progressive MS.
  2. Legend: ON, optic neuritis; EDSS, expanded disability status scale; MRI Gd enhancement, nuclear magnetic resonance gadolinium enhancement.