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ArticleAnnals of neurology2024

Diagnostic Utility of MOG Antibody Testing in Cerebrospinal Fluid.

Vyanka Redenbaugh, James P Fryer, Laura Cacciaguerra, John J Chen, Tammy M Greenwood, Michael Gilligan, Smathorn Thakolwiboon, Masoud Majed, Nicholas H Chia, Andrew McKeon and 17 more

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Article in Annals of neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Beyond Positivity: Understanding and Interpreting MOG-IgG Testing in MOGAD.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2026
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  3. Use of Fluid Biomarkers in NMOSD and MOGAD: Clinical and Research Applications.Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation · 2026
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  4. MOGAD Is the Most Common Cause of Isolated Optic Neuritis in Children.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2026
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  15. Application of the ADEM definition to cerebral attacks of MOG antibody-associated disease.Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2025
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  16. Intrathecal Antibody Synthesis in Autoimmune Nodopathy.Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Vyanka RedenbaughDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6400-7760
James P FryerDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Laura CacciaguerraDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
John J ChenDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Tammy M GreenwoodOphthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Michael GilliganDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Smathorn ThakolwiboonDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Masoud MajedDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Nicholas H ChiaDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Andrew McKeonDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6856-8143
John R MillsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
A Sebastian Lopez ChiribogaDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5653-5600
Jan-Mendelt TillemaDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Binxia YangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Yahya AbdulrahmanDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Kai GuoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Nisa VorasootDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0751-8967
Cristina Valencia SanchezDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0116-8035
Deena A TajfirouzDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Michel ToledanoDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Anastasia ZekeridouDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1960-9065
Divyanshu DubeyDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4302-4075
Grace Y GombolayEmory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Pediatrics Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4830-7792
César Caparó-ZamalloaBasic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru.
Ilya KisterDepartment of Neurology, Comprehensive MS Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Sean J PittockDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6140-5584
Eoin P FlanaganDepartment of Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6661-2910

Funding

Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS UL1 Supplement - Dr. Timothy Curry)UL1TR002377 · NCATS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI VESNA D GAROVIC · 2017 to 2026
$78.4M
Utilizing epidemiology, imaging and fluid biomarkers in MOG antibody-associated disease to inform prognosis, pathogenesis and therapeuticsR01NS113828 · NINDS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Eoin P Flanagan · 2020 to 2026
$2.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002377NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS113828NINDS NIH HHS R01NS113828
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic utility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies (MOG-IgG) testing.

methodsWe retrospectively identified patients for CSF MOG-IgG testing from January 1, 1996, to May 1, 2023, at Mayo Clinic and other medical centers that sent CSF MOG-IgG for testing including: controls, 282; serum MOG-IgG positive MOG antibody-associated disease (MOGAD), 74; serum MOG-IgG negative high-risk phenotypes, 73; serum false positive MOG-IgG with alternative diagnoses, 18. A live cell-based assay assessed CSF MOG-IgG positivity (IgG-binding-index [IBI], ≥2.5) using multiple anti-human secondary antibodies and end-titers were calculated if sufficient sample volume. Correlation of CSF MOG-IgG IBI and titer was assessed.

resultsThe pan-IgG Fc-specific secondary was optimal, yielding CSF MOG-IgG sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 98% (Youden's index 0.88). CSF MOG-IgG was positive in: 4/282 (1.4%) controls; 66/74 (89%) serum MOG-IgG positive MOGAD patients; and 9/73 (12%) serum MOG-IgG negative patients with high-risk phenotypes. Serum negative but CSF positive MOG-IgG accounted for 9/83 (11%) MOGAD patients, and all fulfilled 2023 MOGAD diagnostic criteria. Subgroup analysis of serum MOG-IgG low-positives revealed CSF MOG-IgG positivity more in MOGAD (13/16[81%]) than other diseases with false positive serum MOG-IgG (3/15[20%]) (p = 0.01). CSF MOG-IgG IBI and CSF MOG-IgG titer (both available in 29 samples) were correlated (Spearman's r = 0.64, p < 0.001).

interpretationCSF MOG-IgG testing has diagnostic utility in patients with a suspicious phenotype but negative serum MOG-IgG, and those with low positive serum MOG-IgG results and diagnostic uncertainty. These findings support a role for CSF MOG-IgG testing in the appropriate clinical setting. ANN NEUROL 2024;96:34-45.

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AutoantibodiesImmunoglobulin GMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinAdolescentAdultAgedChildFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityYoung AdultAutoantibodiesImmunoglobulin GMOG protein, humanMyelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein

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