IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS AND LIGHT CHAIN TYPE OF OLIGOCLONAL BANDS IN CSF IN MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS DETERMINED BY AGAROSE-GEL ELECTROPHORESIS AND IMMUNOFIXATION

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LINK, H
LAURENZI, MA
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[1] The the Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Linköping
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10.1002/ana.410060205
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Agarose gel electrophoresis and immunofixation of CSF and serum from 39 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) revealed oligoclonal IgG in the CSF in all cases and oligoclonal IgA and IgM in 1 patient each. IgG kappa bands only were found in 10 patients, while no patient had IgG lambda bands alone. IgG kappa bands predominated in 20 patients and IgG lambda bands in 5, while 4 patients had the same number of IgG kappa and IgG lambda bands. Twenty‐seven patients also displayed IgG bands with kappa and lambda present simultaneously. Bands of free lambda chains were found in 7 patients, while free kappa chain bands were not seen. One or 2 faint IgG bands in 4 patients constituted the only serum abnormality. In 4 additional MS patients selected on the basis of normal findings on agarose gel electrophoresis of the CSF, immunofixation did not reveal oligoclonal lg, while isoelectric focusing showed bands in 1. Immunofixation is recommended for proving the presence of oligoclonal Ig in CSF and for characterizing oligoclonal Ig into classes and types of light chains. Copyright © 1979 American Neurological Association
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