Protein Levels In CSF May Be Used As Diagnostic Marker To Identify Presence Of Primary Progressive MS, Study Finds

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (1/17, Maia) reports, “The level of proteins called kappa free light chains in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)...may be used as a diagnostic marker to identify the presence of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study.” Researchers found that “testing for these proteins worked just as well as that measuring oligoclonal bands, or bands of antibodies indicative of inflammation that can be seen when a patient’s CSF is analyzed in the lab.” The findings were published in Frontiers in Immunology.