Intrathecal kappa free light chain synthesis is associated with worse prognosis in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

I Rosenstein, M Axelsson, L Novakova… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background While kappa free light chain (KFLC) index has become a useful diagnostic
biomarker in multiple sclerosis (MS), its prognostic properties are less explored. B cells play …

High levels of kappa free light chain synthesis predict cognitive decline in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

I Rosenstein, M Axelsson, L Novakova… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Evolving evidence suggests that measurement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
kappa free light chain (KFLC) synthesis has high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for …

Prognostic value of kappa free light chains determination in first-ever multiple sclerosis relapse

M Salavisa, P Paixão, AF Ladeira, A Mendes… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Given its highly variable clinical course, an unmet need for objective prognostic assessment
in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) persists. In this work, we suggest that CSF kappa free light chains …

High levels of cerebrospinal fluid kappa free light chains relate to IgM intrathecal synthesis and might have prognostic implications in relapsing multiple sclerosis

J Castillo-Villalba, S Gil-Perotín… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cerebrospinal kappa free light chain (KFLC)-index is a marker of intrathecal
immunoglobulin synthesis that aids in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). However …

Kappa free light chains index in multiple sclerosis very long-term prognosis

P Arroyo-Pereiro, L García-Serrano… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The role of the kappa-free light chain (kFLC) in the diagnosis of multiple
sclerosis (MS) and, to a lesser extent, its role as a medium-term prognostic marker have …

Free kappa light chains in cerebrospinal fluid as a biomarker to assess risk conversion to multiple sclerosis

P Menéndez-Valladares… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) initiates with a first attack or clinically isolated syndrome
(CIS). The importance of an early treatment in MS leads to the search, as soon as possible …

Kappa free light chains could predict early disease course in multiple sclerosis

D Vecchio, I Crespi, E Virgilio, P Naldi… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) kappa free light chains (KFLC) have been suggested
as quantitative alternative to oligoclonal bands (OB) in multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis …

Reiber's diagram for kappa free light chains: the new standard for assessing intrathecal synthesis?

P Schwenkenbecher, FF Konen, U Wurster, T Witte… - Diagnostics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Oligoclonal bands are the gold standard for determination of an intrathecal immunoglobulin
G synthesis and were recently included in the McDonald criteria of 2017 to diagnose …

Diagnostic value of kappa free light chain index in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis–a multicentre study

H Hegen, K Berek, P Cavalla, M Christiansen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Kappa free light chains (κ-FLC) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are an
emerging biomarker in multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective To investigate whether κ-FLC …

Validation of kappa free light chains as a diagnostic biomarker in multiple sclerosis and clinically isolated syndrome: a multicenter study

S Presslauer, D Milosavljevic, W Huebl… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Kappa free light chains (KFLCs) have been proposed as a diagnostic
biomarker in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) …