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Lipid-specific immunoglobulin M in CSF predicts adverse long-term outcome in multiple sclerosis
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Thangarajh, M (author)
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Gomez-Rial, J (author)
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- Hedstrom, AK (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Hillert, J (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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Alvarez-Cermeno, JC (author)
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- Masterman, T (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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Villar, LM (author)
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- 2008-08-28
- 2008
- English.
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In: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England). - : SAGE Publications. - 1352-4585 .- 1477-0970. ; 14:9, s. 1208-1213
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- Background and Objective The presence of lipid-specific immunoglobulin M bands in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) predicts an aggressive course in patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) during early stages of the disease. This study examined whether it is also a predictor of long-term prognosis in MS. Methods Eighty-one patients with MS and 22 headache controls were analyzed for anti-lipid IgM reactivity in CSF samples. The correlation between the presence of lipid-specific immunoglobulin M bands in CSF and disease progression was assessed in patients with MS who had been followed longitudinally for, on average, more than 11 years. Results Lipid-specific immunoglobulin M bands were detected in the CSF of 24 of 81 patients with MS and were absent in the CSF of all headache controls. Median time to conversion to a secondary progressive course was 11 years in patients with bands and 22 years in patients without bands. Median time to an Expanded Disability Status Scale score of 4 was 14 years in patients with bands and 24 years in patients without bands. Conclusion The presence of lipid-specific immunoglobulin M bands in CSF predicts a more adverse long-term outcome in patients with MS; it may thus define a subset of patients who might benefit from aggressive treatment during the early phase of the disease.
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