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Cerebrospinal-fluid-derived immunoglobulin G of different multiple sclerosis patients shares mutated sequences in complementarity determining regions.
Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP - 1 Dec 2013
Singh Vaibhav, Stoop Marcel P, Stingl Christoph, Luitwieler Ronald L, Dekker Lennard J, van Duijn Martijn M, Kreft Karim L, Luider Theo M, Hintzen Rogier Q
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B lymphocytes play a pivotal role in multiple sclerosis pathology, possibly via both antibody-dependent and -independent pathways. Intrathecal immunoglobulin G in multiple sclerosis is produced by clonally expanded B-cell populations. Recent studies indicate that the complementarity determining regions of immunoglobulins specific for certain antigens are frequently shared between different individuals. In this...
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