TABLE 1.

Lymphoproliferative responses to the different antigens in 14 MS patients^a

Patient no.	Sex	Age (yr)	Duration of disease (yr)	Disability	Form of disease	Lymphoproliferative responses to the different antigens
						GS	Z29	VZV	PHA
1	F	54	4	Slight	RR (ex)	+	+	+	+
2	F	49	5	Slight	RR (rem)	−	−	+	+
3	F	54	5	Moderate	RR (rem)	−	−	+	+
4	F	43	18	Moderate	RR (rem)	−	+	+	+
5	M	60	13	Moderate	PCP	−	+	+	+
6	F	58	8	Moderate	SCP	+	+	−	+
7	F	55	17	Moderate	SCP	+	+	+	+
8	F	62	35	Moderate	SCP	−	+	+	+
9	F	55	16	Moderate	SCP	−	+	+	+
10	M	52	17	Severe	SCP	−	−	−	+
11	M	48	7	Severe	SCP	−	−	+	+
12	M	45	16	Severe	SCP	−	−	+	+
13	F	64	20	Severe	SCP	−	+	+	+
14	F	36	10	Severe	SCP	+	+	+	+

^aAbbreviations: F, female; M, male; RR, relapsing or remitting course; ex, exacerbation; rem, remission; PCP, primary chronic progressive; SCP, secondary chronic progressive; PHA, phytohemagglutinin.