A comparison of cellulose acetate immunofixation with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for the detection of oligoclonal bands in unconcentrated cerebrospinal fluid.
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- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 36 (11) , 1309-1311
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.36.11.1309
Abstract
Two methods of electrophoresis for the detection of oligoclonal bands in unconcentrated CSF were compared. A sample of 98 routine CSFs yielded 18 positives by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) while cellulose acetate electrophoresis with immunofixation (CAIF) gave 13 positives (72% of the PAGE findings). Despite the loss of sensitivity the cellulose acetate electrophoresis was easier to interpret and more suited to a routine hospital laboratory.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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