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OLIGOCLONAL BANDS [1 record]

Record 1 2006-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Immunology
CONT

Oligoclonal bands [are] multiple protein bands serving as markers of specific antibodies and detected by electrophoresis of cerebrospinal fluid or serum. The bands are most often seen during inflammatory or immune processes and are found in most patients with multiple sclerosis.

OBS

Oligoclonal band: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • oligoclonal bands

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Immunologie
CONT

[...] à l'électrophorèse sur agarose du LCR [liquide céphalorachidien], on décrit la présence de bandes de précipitation dans la zone des immunoglobulines (bandes oligoclonales).

OBS

bande oligoclonal : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • bandes oligoclonales

Spanish

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