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15652412

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
A low prevalence of oligoclonal IgG bands (OB) has been reported as a unique feature of Japanese multiple sclerosis (MS) as compared with Western MS. We compared the frequency of OB between isoelectric focusing (IEF) and agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE) in 59 Japanese patients with clinically definite MS [39 with conventional form of MS (CMS) and 20 with optic-spinal form of MS (OSMS)]. The frequency of IEF-OB in total MS was 54%, whereas that of AGE-OB was only 17%. When OSMS was excluded, the frequency increased to 77% by IEF, whereas it remained 23% by AGE. Our study strongly suggests that IEF is highly effective for detecting OB in Japanese MS patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0165-5728
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
133-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Oligoclonal IgG bands in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis. A comparative study between isoelectric focusing with IgG immunofixation and high-resolution agarose gel electrophoresis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan. nakashima@em.neurol.med.tohoku.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't