Relation of serum antibody to the RRPFF containing peptide (MS-1) and Epstein–Barr virus among multiple sclerosis and control populations
| Antibody to RRPFF peptide4-150 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||
| Antibody to EBV viral capsid antigen† | |||
| Positive | 35 (10)‡ | 21 (5) | |
| Negative | 1§ | 31§ | |
↵4-150 Positive=OD ⩾0.2; †VCA positive=IFA titre ⩾1:10;‡numbers in parentheses are patients with multiple sclerosis. All were VCA positive; §includes 10 patients who were EBV VCA negative, but CMV positive, one of whom had a low but positive (OD=0.27) titre to the RRPFF peptide.