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US 2005/0089919 A1Published application
Method and compositions for the detection and treatment of multiple sclerosis
AssigneeRoche Molecular Systems, Inc.
InventorsDavid Leppert, Raija Lindberg
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an in vitro method for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and/or the susceptibility to multiple sclerosis comprising the steps of a) obtaining a biological sample; and b) detecting and/or measuring the increase, decrease and/or absence of (a) specific marker gene(s) as disclosed herein.
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An in vitro method for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis or the susceptibility to multiple sclerosis comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a biological sample;
- b) measuring the expression level of the human gene for early lymphocyte activation antigen cd69 exon1 (CD69) in the biological sample;
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- c) providing either 1) a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis or an increased susceptibility to multiple sclerosis if the expression level is increased or 2) a diagnosis of decreased susceptibility to multiple sclerosis if the expression level is not increased.
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