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Restricted use of V<sub>H</sub>4 Germline segments in an acute multiple sclerosis brain
1 Feb 1998
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) cerebrospinal fluid and brain contain increased IgG and oligoclonal bands. Whether this oligoclonal and polyclonal IgG is directed against a disease-relevant antigen remains unknown. To distinguish between random activation versus a targeted B-cell response, we analyzed the IgG heavy chain variable region (VH) repertoire expressed in different lesions of an acute MS brain. To obtain a...
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