"Oligoclonal Bands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Multiple protein bands serving as markers of specific ANTIBODIES and detected by ELECTROPHORESIS of CEREBROSPINAL FLUID or serum. The bands are most often seen during inflammatory or immune processes and are found in most patients with MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D043025
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.485.114.715 D12.776.124.790.651.114.715 D12.776.377.715.548.114.715 D23.101.613
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| Concept/Terms |
Oligoclonal Bands- Oligoclonal Bands
- Bands, Oligoclonal
- Oligoclonal Immunoglobulins
- Immunoglobulins, Oligoclonal
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oligoclonal Bands" by people in Profiles.
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Pure neuropsychiatric presentation of multiple sclerosis. Am J Psychiatry. 2004 Feb; 161(2):226-31.
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The hot bath test in multiple sclerosis: comparison with visual evoked responses and oligoclonal bands. Acta Neurol Scand. 1985 Jul; 72(1):65-7.