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Old 02-07-2008, 02:19 PM
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Greenjeans, did your doctor ever mention oligoclonal bands (o-bands)?

The CSF of people with MS usually contains elevated levels of IgG antibodies as well as a specific group of proteins called oligoclonal bands. Occasionally there are also certain proteins that are the breakdown products of myelin. These findings indicate an abnormal autoimmune response within the central nervous system, meaning that the body is producing an immune response against itself.
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/sit...sourcebook_csf


I had high protein and the o-bands when my LP was done in 1986.
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