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Comparison of immunoglobulin G heavy-chain sequences in MS and SSPE brains reveals an antigen-driven response

Tracey Smith‐Jensen, M P Burgoon, Jacqueline Anthony, Heidi L. Kraus, Donald H. Gilden, Gregory P. Owens

Neurology · 2000 · 88 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

The presence of an antigen-driven response in MS, rather than a nonconventional mechanism of B-cell activation, warrants additional analysis of the specificity of IgG in MS brain and CSF.

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