Science is 1% inspiration and 99% biomarkers.
Mult Scler
; 23(11): 1442-1452, 2017 Oct.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28537780
ABSTRACT
Neurodegeneration plays a key role in multiple sclerosis (MS) contributing to long-term disability in patients. The prognosis is, however, unpredictable coloured by complex disease mechanisms which can only be clearly appreciated using biomarkers specific to pathobiology of the underlying process. Here, we describe six promising neurodegenerative biomarkers in MS (neurofilament proteins, neurofilament antibodies, tau, N-acetylaspartate, chitinase and chitinase-like proteins and osteopontin), critically evaluating the evidence using a modified Bradford Hill criteria.
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Biomarcadores
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Esclerose Múltipla
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
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Mult Scler
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article
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Reino Unido