Andrew Fower
BSc
Research Assistant/Lab Manager
I am a research assistant and lab manager of the Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group led by Dr Adam Handel, in which I investigate the role of neural autoantibodies in rare diseases including autoimmune encephalitis and neuromyelitis optica.
Recent publications
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Single-cell immune survey identifies a novel pathogenic role for T cells in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
Preprint
Kwok AJ. et al, (2024)
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Ultrahigh frequencies of peripherally matured LGI1- and CASPR2-reactive B cells characterize the cerebrospinal fluid in autoimmune encephalitis
Journal article
Theorell J. et al, (2024), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121
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Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses
Journal article
Michael BD. et al, (2023), Nature Communications, 14
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Naïve B cells followed by aquaporin-4 antibodies characterise the onset of neuromyelitis optica: evidence from stem cell transplantation
Journal article
McNaughton P. et al, (2022), Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 93, 1234 - 1236
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Clinical features which predict neuronal surface autoantibodies in new-onset focal epilepsy: implications for immunotherapies
Journal article
McGinty RN. et al, (2021), Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 92, 291 - 294