Incidence of CSF abnormalities in siblings of multiple sclerosis patients and unrelated controls

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 247, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 616-622

  Haghighi, Sara ^a   Andersen, Oluf ^a   Rosengren, Lars ^a   Bergström, Tomas ^a   Wahlström, Jan ^a   Nilsson, Staffan ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genetics; Measles; Multiple sclerosis; Oligoclonal bands; Siblings

Indexed keywords

MEASLES ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEASLES VIRUS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY FORMATION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0033818428     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150070130     Document Type: Article

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