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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Oligoclonal bands"”.
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Multiple Sclerosis: Studies of the Interferon system and search for infectious agents
… probably is not produced in these lesions. Oligoclonal bands (OCBs) are detected in the CSF in majority of patients with MS. They are believed to result from continuous immunization against unknown antigens. We investigated if antibodies in CSF from MS patients bound to structures in MS …
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The role of citrullination of central nervous system proteins in multiple sclerosis.
… in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) seen as oligoclonal bands (OCBs) following isoelectric focussing. However, the target antigen of these antibodies has not yet been fully characterised. Post-translational modification of myelin basic protein (MBP) and other CNS-specific proteins, including …