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I found this info to be interesting. I know we have a few members dealing with MS, and I didn't want to hide this info in one particular personal thread, perhaps if you have info that might be related, feel free to add to this.
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/c...tments/neurology/research/Pages/research.aspx
Mark P. Burgoon, PhD
Dr. Burgoon’s research investigates the unknown etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) by examining the humoral immune response in the CNS of MS patients. The persistence of increased IgG in the brains and CSF of MS patients, observed as intrathecally synthesized oligoclonal bands, suggests a continuous antigen-driven immune response. The IgG response in the brain and CSF MS patients is being dissected to determine the antigenic targets in archival acute plaques. These unbiased studies of the intrathecal humoral response can potentially identify an antigen in MS and ultimately the cause of disease. Dr. Burgoon’s laboratory also uses recombinant antibodies and biopanning techniques to analyze molecular features of the IgG response in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a proof of principle model in which the antigen-driven humoral response is directed against measles virus, the cause of the disease.
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/c...tments/neurology/research/Pages/research.aspx