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. 2007 Oct 3;7:185. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-7-185

Table 3.

Comparison of light chain concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid and serum in 17 patients

κ CSF κ Serum λ CSF λ Serum κ/λ CSF κ/λ Serum
Reference (mg/l) not defned 3.30–19.40 not defined 5.71–26.3 not defined 0.26–1.65
Range (mg/l) 0.2 – 32.6 5.6 – 868.0 0.1 – 16.4 0.7 – 35.9 0.4 – 85.8 0.5 – 1240.0
Mean ± SD 8.1 ± 10.1 80.6 ± 211.6 1.9 ± 3.9 14.5 ± 11.7 12.1 ± 23.9 82.3 ± 308.8
Correlation + 0.47 + 0.26 + 0.51
P for Difference < 0.01 < 0.01 0.53