Amino acid motifs most often selected by patients with multiple sclerosis and controls
| Motif | Patients with multiple sclerosis | Controls |
|---|---|---|
| RRPFFX3-150 | 5 | 1 |
| PWX†WLX‡ | 4 | |
| LYAAFY | 1 | |
| PWAAFY | 2 | |
| PWIAFH | 1 | |
| PWFAFH | 1 | |
| GDFVFI | 2 | |
| GDWVFI | 1 | |
| GDFAFV | 1 | |
| PXHXPP | 2 | |
| VPWFHF | 1 | |
| PWFAFH | 1 | |
| PQWPYC | 1 | |
| PQCPYC | 1 | |
| AVYRPP | 1§ | 1 |
↵3-150 X=H,R,M,L, or I; †X=P,Q,L,G, or D; ‡X=G,Q,I,Y, or D; §this sequence was found in several individual IEF pH fractions, rather than among those in the whole CSF (data not shown).