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