Kappa Free Light Chains in the Context of Blood Contamination, and Other IgA- and IgM-Related Cerebrospinal Fluid Disease Pattern

In this retrospective, monocentric cohort study, we tested if an intrathecal free light chain kappa (FLC-k) synthesis reflects not only an IgG but also IgA and IgM synthesis. We also analysed if FLC-k can help to distinguish between an inflammatory process and a blood contamination of cerebrospinal...

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Main Authors: Malte Johannes Hannich, Alexander Dressel, Kathrin Budde, Astrid Petersmann, Matthias Nauck, Marie Süße
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Cells
Subjects:
CSF
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/3/616