M.S. diagnostic test: a comparison of different electrophoretic and immunologic methods for CFS IgG estimation.
In order to select the most discriminative laboratory method of MS diagnosis, the results obtained with CSF IgG/total protein ratio, CSF-IgG Index, agarose and cellulose acetate electrophoresis were compared. The electrophoretic methods appear to be more discriminative for MS than IgG/total protein ratio or the CSF-IgG Index. Furthermore, cellulose acetate electrophoresis was found to be simpler and quicker to perform than agarose electrophoresis.
D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000276:immunology*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008722:Methods; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
D007074:Immunoglobulin G