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. 2016 Sep 21;17(9):1592. doi: 10.3390/ijms17091592

Table 2.

Different combinations of intrathecal synthesis of immunoglobulins IgG, IgM, and IgA.

Combinations of Antibody Classes Multiple Sclerosis Clinically Isolated Syndrome
Intrathecal Synthesis of Immunoglobulins
Reiber-Felgenhauer Reiber-Felgenhauer + OCB Reiber-Felgenhauer Reiber-Felgenhauer + OCB
3-class synthesis of IgG + IgM + IgA 7% 8% 3% 3%
2-class synthesis of IgG + IgM 21% 27% 11% 11%
2-class synthesis of IgG + IgA 4% 5% 1% 1%
2-class synthesis of IgM + IgA 1% 0 1% 0
Isolated synthesis of IgG 29% 54% 19% 41%
Isolated synthesis of IgM 5% 0 1% 0
Isolated synthesis of IgA 1% 0 0 0

Presentation of different combinations of intrathecal synthesis of immunoglobulins IgG, IgM, and IgA; data show values assessed by the method of Reiber-Felgenhauer (quantitative method) and in combination with oligoclonal bands (OCB; qualitative method of intrathecal IgG synthesis).