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A Diagnostic Assay for Multiple Sclerosis Based on EBV
Researchers have developed a second-generation diagnostic test to identify a specific autoantibody signature that can predict multiple sclerosis (MS) years before clinical symptoms appear. By isolating a monoclonal antibody from an MS patient’s B cells, the study identified a conserved protein motif that triggers an immune response. This signature appears to result from molecular mimicry between the Epstein-Barr virus protein BRRF2 and host CNS proteins like vimentin. The refined Luminex assay uses consensus peptides to achieve high precision and can detect these markers in approximately 11%…
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