Immunoablation and Stem Cell Transplantation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Ultimate Test for the Autoimmune Pathogenesis Hypothesis

Front Neurol. 2016 Feb 11:7:12. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2016.00012. eCollection 2016.

Authors

A Arturo Leis¹, Mark A Ross², Joseph L Verheijde³, Jose F Leis⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery, Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
² Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Arizona , Scottsdale, AZ , USA.
³ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Arizona , Scottsdale, AZ , USA.
⁴ Division of Hematology Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona , Phoenix, AZ , USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; autoimmunity; immunosuppression; stem cell transplantation.

Publication types

Review