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Table 2 Free light chain concentrations in CSF and serum *

From: Assessment of free light chains in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with lymphomatous meningitis – a pilot study

Patient

LM

CSF-κ

CSF-λ

CSF-Ratio

Serum-κ

Serum-λ

Serum-Ratio

1

Yes

30.1

1.4

21.3

41.9

1.6

26.2

2

Yes

6.4

0.4

15.0

13.3

1.2

11.5

3

Yes

3.0

0.8

3.8

14.4

17.4

0.8

4

Yes

5.3

0.1

53.0

868.0

0.7

1240.0

5

Yes

32.6

0.4

85.8

114.0

13.5

8.4

6

No

0.2

0.1

1.9

15.2

17.3

0.9

7

No

0.4

0.4

1.0

5.6

12.4

0.5

8

No

0.5

0.4

1.2

28.1

1.7

16.7

9

No

16.9

4.8

3.6

41.2

32.3

1.3

10

No

18.5

16.4

1.1

18.5

16.4

1.1

11

No

0.4

0.4

0.9

26.9

35.9

0.7

12

No

11.5

2.8

4.0

30.1

19.7

1.5

13

No

0.7

0.4

1.6

5.6

1.6

3.5

14

No

0.3

0.4

0.7

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

15

No

0.3

0.7

0.4

8.9

11.4

0.8

16

No

10.2

2.7

3.7

39.3

33.1

1.2

17

No

0.5

0.4

1.2

18.6

15.6

1.2

  1. * values for kappa and lambda given in mg/l.
  2. LM – lymphomatous meningitis; CSF – cerebrospinal fluid; N.D. – not done