Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) free light kappa chains (kappa FLC) may be a more sensitive marker of intrathecal IgG synthesis compared to oligoclonal bands (OCBs). Our aim was to retrospectively determine the additional value of the kappa and lambda index (CSF FLC/serum FLC)/(CSF albumin/serum albumin) in predicting a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis in a group of OCB-negative patients with suspected MS.

Cerebrospinal fluid kappa and lambda free light chains in oligoclonal band‐negative patients with suspected multiple sclerosis / Ferraro, Diana; Trovati, Alice; Bedin, Roberta; Natali, Patrizia; Franciotta, Diego; Santangelo, Mario; Camera, Valentina; Vitetta, Francesca; Varani, Manuela; Trenti, Tommaso; Gastaldi, Matteo; De Biasi, Sara; Nasi, Milena; Pinti, Marcello; Meletti, Stefano; Sola, Patrizia. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1351-5101. - 27:3(2020), pp. 461-467. [10.1111/ene.14121]

Cerebrospinal fluid kappa and lambda free light chains in oligoclonal band‐negative patients with suspected multiple sclerosis

Meletti, Stefano;
2020-01-01

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) free light kappa chains (kappa FLC) may be a more sensitive marker of intrathecal IgG synthesis compared to oligoclonal bands (OCBs). Our aim was to retrospectively determine the additional value of the kappa and lambda index (CSF FLC/serum FLC)/(CSF albumin/serum albumin) in predicting a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis in a group of OCB-negative patients with suspected MS.
2020
Cerebrospinal fluid kappa and lambda free light chains in oligoclonal band‐negative patients with suspected multiple sclerosis / Ferraro, Diana; Trovati, Alice; Bedin, Roberta; Natali, Patrizia; Franciotta, Diego; Santangelo, Mario; Camera, Valentina; Vitetta, Francesca; Varani, Manuela; Trenti, Tommaso; Gastaldi, Matteo; De Biasi, Sara; Nasi, Milena; Pinti, Marcello; Meletti, Stefano; Sola, Patrizia. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1351-5101. - 27:3(2020), pp. 461-467. [10.1111/ene.14121]
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