Oligoclonal band
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oligoclonal-band-286-15952386
title:
Oligoclonal band
text:
Oligoclonal bands (OCBs) are bands of immunoglobulins that are seen when a patient's blood serum, or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is analyzed. They are used in the diagnosis of various neurological and blood diseases. Oligoclonal bands are present in the CSF of more than 95% of patients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis. Two methods of analysis are possible: (a) protein electrophoresis, a method of analyzing the composition of fluids, also known as "SDS-PAGE/Coomassie blue staining", and
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description:
Marker in blood/cerebrospinal fluid testing
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligoclonal_band
date created:
date modified:
2024-02-12T18:03:31Z
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