CSF myelin basic protein


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Normal Values

There should be less than 4 ng/ml of myelin basic protein in the cerebral spinal fluid.

Note: ng/ml = nanogram per milliliter


What abnormal results mean

Myelin basic protein levels between 4 and 8 ng/ml may indicate a chronic breakdown of myelin, or recovery from an acute episode. If the myelin basic protein levels are greater than 9 ng/ml, active demyelination is occurring.



Review Date: 04/28/2005
Reviewed By: Chitra R. Uppaluri, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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