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. 2018 Apr 4;9:217. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00217

Table 2.

Reported prevalence rates of MOG-IgG seropositivity (based on cell-based assays) among patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and limited/related forms, according to phenotype and aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG) status.

Reference Sample description Prevalence of MOG-IgG seropositivity
Irrespective of AQP4-IgG status Among AQP4-IgG seronegative Among AQP4-IgG seropositive
Mader et al. (9) Definite neuromyelitis optica (NMO) 3/45 (6.7%) 2/2 (100%) 1/45 (2.2%)
High-risk NMO [longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) or recurrent ON] 7/53 (13.2%) 7/21 (33.3%) 0/32 (0%)
Kitley et al. (8) NMO/NMOSD 4/71 (5.6%) 4/27 (14.8%) 0/44 (0%)
Rostasy et al. (52) Children with recurrent ON 12/15 (80%) 12/15 (80%) 0/0 (0%)
Rostásy et al. (53) Children with definite NMO 3/8 (37.5%) 3/6 (50%) 0/2 (0%)
Höftberger et al. (50) Definite NMO 6/48 (12.5%) 4/9 (44.4%) 2/39 (5.1%)
LETM 5/84 (6%) 5/68 (7.4%) 0/16 (0%)
Severe, bilateral, or recurrent ON 7/39 (17.9%) 7/33 (21,2%) 0/6 (0%)
Ramanathan et al. (54) AQP4-IgG-seronegative NMO/NMOSD N/A 9/23 (39.1%) N/A
Sato et al. (48) Definite NMO 1/101 (1%) 1/16 (6.2%) 0/85 (0%)
LETM 5/78 (6.4%) 5/35 (14.3%) 0/43 (0%)
Bilateral or recurrent ON 10/36 (27.8%) 10/25 (40%) 0/11 (0%)
Chalmoukou et al. (55) AQP4-seronegative ON (uni- or bilateral, monophasic, or recurrent) N/A 8/111 (7.2%) N/A
Cobo-Calvo et al. (56) AQP4-IgG-seronegative LETM N/A 13/56 (23.2%) N/A
Hyun et al. (57) Isolated LETM 4/108 (3.7%) 4/53 (7.5%) 0/55 (0%)
Kim et al. (58) Definite NMO 0/23 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 0/20 (0%)
Recurrent or bilateral ON 10/30 (33.3%) 10/25 (40%) 0/5 (0%)
Pröbstel et al. (59) NMO/NMOSD 4/48 (8.3%) 4/17 (23.5%) 0/31 (0%)
Siritho et al. (60) AQP4-seronegative idiopathic inflammatory central nervous system diseases with a non-multiple sclerosis phenotype N/A 6/29 (20.7%) N/A
Yan et al. (61) NMOSD 24/125 (19.2%) 14/46 (30.4%) 10/79 (12.7%)
van Pelt et al. (51) NMOSD or limited forms N/A 20/61 (32.8%) N/A

N/A, not available.