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doi: 10.3390/jpm11040295
pmid: 33924346
pmc: PMC8069382
handle: 10261/253434 , 20.500.14243/433962 , 20.500.11770/322338
doi: 10.3390/jpm11040295
pmid: 33924346
pmc: PMC8069382
handle: 10261/253434 , 20.500.14243/433962 , 20.500.11770/322338
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is frequently characterized by a variety of clinical signs, often exhibiting little specificity. The diagnosis requires a combination of medical observations and instrumental tests, and any support for its objective assessment is helpful. Objective: Herein, we describe the application of thermal liquid biopsy (TLB) of blood plasma samples, a methodology for predicting the occurrence of MS with a noninvasive, quick blood test. Methods: TLB allows one to define an index (TLB score), which provides information about overall real-time alterations in plasma proteome that may be indicative of MS. Results: This pilot study, based on 85 subjects (45 MS patients and 40 controls), showed good performance indexes (sensitivity and specificity both around 70%). The diagnostic methods better discriminate between early stage and low-burden MS patients, and it is not influenced by gender, age, or assumption of therapeutic drugs. TLB is more accurate for patients having low disability level (≤ 3.0, measured by the expanded disability status scale, EDSS) and a relapsing–remitting diagnosis. Conclusion: Our results suggest that TLB can be applied to MS, especially in an initial phase of the disease when diagnosis is difficult and yet more important (in such cases, accuracy of prediction is close to 80%), as well as in personalized patient periodic monitoring. The next step will be determining its utility in differentiating between MS and other disorders, in particular in inflammatory diseases.
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plasma proteome profile, 610, Plasma proteome profile, multiple sclerosis, Article, Multiple sclerosis, thermal liquid biopsy, multivariate analysis, Thermal liquid biopsy, Multivariate analysis, Differential scanning calorimetry, 616, differential scanning calorimetry
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