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Pattern Recognition Software Enables MS Blood Test

Posted by timothy on from the not-that-other-ms dept.

ProteomicsWizard writes "Using proteomic spectral pattern recognition software, scientists have described a way to diagnose Multiple Sclerosis from a blood sample. The technology is applicable to other diseases including various cancers. With the technology available for identifying uncureable diseases before they manifest themselves, would you want to know?"

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  1. It's only 50 people, folks... by wherrera · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is a good prelminary result, but we know from experience with other blood tests for disease states that these tests have to be verified with many different types of healthy and sick groups of people before the test can be considered a good one. For example, is this really just a test for active myelin breakdown? There are urine tests for that already, and they have their problems with sensitivity and specificity.

    That said, it would be nice to have a cheap, reliable blood test for MS (multiple sclerosis not Micro$oft) ;-).

  2. Sure that's not Microsoft? by justanyone · · Score: 3, Insightful


    Remember:
    * MS == Microsoft
    * MS == Multiple Sclerosis
    * MS == Mississippi

    All 3 of these require more education spending to combat evil.

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