POSSIBLE BLOOD TEST FOR MS The finding of at least three biomarkers for multiple scler- osis could lead to a simple blood test to diagnose the disease, scientists say. The researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center studied relapsing-remitting MS, the most common form, characterized by attacks inter- spersed with stable periods. Their findings, reported in the Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, suggest a future blood test might identify the earliest changes that mark MS, says lead researcher Dr. Jagannadha Avasarala. Currently, diagnosis -- through patient history, physical examination, the costly magnetic resonance imaging and laboratory testing, such as lumbar puncture -- is difficult to reach conclusively in some patients, Avasarala says.
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