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    The new ALS blood test promises rapid diagnosis

    • Last Update: 2022-09-08
    • Source: Internet
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    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of the most serious known neurological disorders, and the time it takes for patients to obtain an accurate diagnosis has been hampered


    Scientists at the Brain Chemistry Laboratory developed an ALS blood test in 2020 based on microribonucleic acid, a short fragment of genetic material, which is found in extracellular vesicles


    Researchers from the Brain Chemistry Laboratory, Dartmouth's Department of Neurology and the Centers for Disease Control, published today in the journal Neuroscience, report that they were able to replicate the original test


    By comparing blind blood samples from 50 ALS patients and 50 controls from the U.


    Lead author Dr Sandra Barnak said: "We were surprised that the microRNA test was effective


    Her colleague Drs


    The new blood test is being validated at the Brain Chemistry Laboratory in Jackson Hole, which has filed a patent


    Article title

    miRNA extracted from extracellular vesicles is a robust biomarker of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis


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