Investigation of Oligoclonal IgG Bands in Tear Fluid of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Investigation of Oligoclonal IgG Bands in Tear Fluid of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Background: Oligoclonal IgG bands (OCB) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) represent a typical marker for inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and have a predictive and diagnostic value in patients with a first suspected demyelinating event. The detection in tears remains controversial but...

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Main Authors: Martin W. Hümmert, Ulrich Wurster, Lena Bönig, Philipp Schwenkenbecher, Kurt-Wolfram Sühs, Sascha Alvermann, Stefan Gingele, Thomas Skripuletz, Martin Stangel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
multiple sclerois
oligoclonal band (OCB)
tears
tear fluid
cerebrospinal fluid
CSF
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01110/full

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