Test could detect MS nine years in advance – Telegraph
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But now a team of Israeli doctors and scientists have found “chemical markers” on blood that will lead to a test for the disease.
Professor Anat Achiron, of Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Medicine, has uncovered a way of detecting MS years before the illness hits sufferers.
“We are not yet able to treat people with MS to prevent the onset of the disease but knowledge is power,” said Professor Achiron.
“Every time we meet a new patient exhibiting symptoms of MS, we must ask ourselves how long this has been going on.
“We can diagnose MS by brain MRI scans, but we’ve never been able to know how ‘fresh’ the disease is.”
Her findings are published in the journal Neurobiology of Disease.