Table 1 Link index as a generic marker of intrathecal IgG synthesis, CSF/serum albumin ratio (Q Alb) as a marker of BBB integrity and percentage of samples with different type of BBB damage are shown.

From: Epstein Barr Virus and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis peptides are recognized in sera and cerebrospinal fluid of MS patients

Samples

Link Index

Q Alb

% BBB damage

MS (43)

0.45 ± 0.38

5.41 ± 2.50

70% no 19% low 11% medium

IND (17)

0.28 ± 0.40

6.9 ± 9.5

30% no 23% low 35% medium 12% high

NIND (11)

0.21 ± 0.22

8.5 ± 11.1

82% no 18% low

UND (5)

0.11 ± 0.04

7.8 ± 2.5

40% no 40% low 20% medium

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