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New Tests Make Headlines
New tests to detect diseases are in the works according to researchers. Read on to learn more.
Multiple Sclerosis Antibodies
An early marker of multiple sclerosis could help doctors learn who will develop the disease, a new study says.
In every 1 in 10 cases of MS, the body will begin to produce a distinctive set of antibodies in the blood, years before symptoms begin to appear, researchers reported.
The antibody pattern was 100% predictive of a MS diagnosis, researchers found. Every patient who carried this set of antibodies went on to develop MS.
For this study, researchers screened blood samples taken from 250 MS patients collected before and after their diagnosis and compared them to blood samples of healthy people.
Researchers hope these antibodies will someday form the basis of a simple blood test to screen for MS.
The research was published in the journal, “Nature Medicine.”
New Test for Prostate Cancer
Researchers may have developed a urine test which will determine the aggression level of prostate cancer. Currently, an invasive biopsy is the only way to figure this out.
Prostate cancer’s level of aggression is measured on the Gleason score, with tumors scoring a Gleason Grade Group 2 (GG2) or higher are more likely to grow and spread than those rated Grade Group 1 (GG1).
The new test was found to be effective in spotting tumors with a GG2 score and was 100% effective in detecting GG1 tumors.
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