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SUBMITTER: Cameron EM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2785005 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cameron Elizabeth M EM Spencer Sade S Lazarini Jonathan J Harp Christopher T CT Ward E Sally ES Burgoon Mark M Owens Gregory P GP Racke Michael K MK Bennett Jeffrey L JL Frohman Elliot M EM Monson Nancy L NL
Journal of neuroimmunology 20090724 1-2
We identified a unique antibody gene mutation pattern (i.e. "signature") in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) B cells from multiple sclerosis (MS) patients not present in control populations. Prevalence of the signature in CSF B cells of patients at risk to develop MS predicted conversion to MS with 91% accuracy in a small cohort of clinically isolated syndrome patients. If confirmed, signature prevalence would be a novel genetic diagnostic tool candidate for patients with early demyelinating disease of ...[more]