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  • Title: Comparison of oligoclonal immunoglobulin G bands in multiple sclerosis cerebrospinal fluid by immunoblotting and immunofixation.
    Author: Mehta PD, Patrick BA, Black J.
    Journal: Electrophoresis; 1988 Mar; 9(3):126-8. PubMed ID: 2466650.
    Abstract:
    We previously analyzed unconcentrated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurologic diseases by isoelectric focusing in agarose gel. We have now developed an immunoblot method for detection of oligoclonal IgG bands in unconcentrated MS CSF. The oligoclonal IgG band patterns seen after immunoblotting were compared with those of conventional immunofixation. Although immunoblotting was found to be rapid the resolution and intensity of oligoclonal IgG bands were somewhat better after immunofixation. Since immunofixation is simpler than immunoblotting, we recommend that clinical laboratories use immunofixation after isoelectric focusing to detect oligoclonal IgG bands in CSF.
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