About the Authors

Alexander Lürbke

Affiliation Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

Karin Hagemeier

Affiliation Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

Qiao-Ling Cui

Affiliation Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Imke Metz

Affiliation Department of Neuropathology, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany

Wolfgang Brück

Affiliation Department of Neuropathology, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany

Jack Antel

Affiliation Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Tanja Kuhlmann

tanja.kuhlmann@ukmuenster.de

Affiliation Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

Competing Interests

The autthors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TK WB JA. Performed the experiments: AL KH QC. Analyzed the data: AL QC TK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WB IM JA TK. Wrote the manuscript: AL TK.