2011
Related B cell clones populate the meninges and parenchyma of patients with multiple sclerosis
Lovato L, Willis SN, Rodig SJ, Caron T, Almendinger SE, Howell OW, Reynolds R, O’Connor K, Hafler DA. Related B cell clones populate the meninges and parenchyma of patients with multiple sclerosis. Brain 2011, 134: 534-541. PMID: 21216828, PMCID: PMC3030766, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell clonesB cell aggregatesMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemParenchymal infiltratesCell clonesNervous systemMeningeal B cell aggregatesRelated B cell clonesProgressive multiple sclerosisB-cell infiltratesCerebral spinal fluidInflammatory plaquesCell infiltrateImmune compartmentParenchymal lesionsLymphoid tissueSclerosisSpinal fluidWhite matterPatientsGray matterBrain tissueInfiltratesMeninges
2010
Elevated Intrathecal Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis
Klawiter EC, Piccio L, Lyons JA, Mikesell R, O’Connor K, Cross AH. Elevated Intrathecal Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis. JAMA Neurology 2010, 67: 1102-1108. PMID: 20837855, PMCID: PMC3051403, DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinCerebrospinal fluidClinical disabilityMS patientsCSF markersAntibody productionForms of MSProspective case-controlled seriesMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodyDiagnosis of MSImmunoglobulin G indexNoninflammatory neurologic diseasesRoutine CSF testingProgressive multiple sclerosisAcademic referral centerRelapsing-remitting MSRadiographic outcome measuresMagnetic resonance metricsCase-control seriesReferral centerAlbumin levelsIgG indexCSF testingGlycoprotein antibodies