Kappa Index Versus CSF Oligoclonal Bands in Predicting Multiple Sclerosis and Infectious/Inflammatory CNS Disorders
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2020
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Kappa Index Versus CSF Oligoclonal Bands in Predicting Multiple Sclerosis and Infectious/Inflammatory CNS Disorders / Ferraro, Diana; Bedin, Roberta; Natali, Patrizia; Franciotta, Diego; Smolik, Krzysztof; Santangelo, Mario; Immovilli, Paolo; Camera, Valentina; Vitetta, Francesca; Gastaldi, Matteo; Trenti, Tommaso; Meletti, Stefano; Sola, Patrizia. - In: DIAGNOSTICS. - ISSN 2075-4418. - 10:10(2020), pp. 000-011. [10.3390/diagnostics10100856]
Abstract:
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) kappa free light chains (KFLC) are gaining increasing interest as markers of intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis. The main aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy (AUC) of the kappa index (CSF/serum KFLC divided by the CSF/serum albumin ratio) compared to CSF oligoclonal IgG bands (OCB) in predicting Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or a central nervous system infectious/inflammatory disorder (CNSID).
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cerebrospinal fluid; free light chains; kappa index; multiple sclerosis; oligoclonal bands
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Ferraro, Diana; Bedin, Roberta; Natali, Patrizia; Franciotta, Diego; Smolik, Krzysztof; Santangelo, Mario; Immovilli, Paolo; Camera, Valentina; Vitetta, Francesca; Gastaldi, Matteo; Trenti, Tommaso; Meletti, Stefano; Sola, Patrizia
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