Comparison of immunoglobulin G heavy-chain sequences in MS and SSPE brains reveals an antigen-driven response

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1227-1232

  Smith Jensen, T ^a   Burgoon, M P ^a   Anthony, J ^a   Kraus, H ^a   Gilden, Donald H ^a   Owens, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin G; MS brain

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MALE; MEASLES VIRUS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0034724380     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.54.6.1227     Document Type: Article

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