summary: The authors studied a protein in the blood in the animal model of MS and found that it was a good marker of damage to nerve fibres in the brain. They suggest it may be helpful to assess the effect of neuroprotective therapies in the future.

authors: Gresle MM, Shaw G, Jarrott B, Alexandrou EN, Friedhuber A, Kilpatrick TJ, Butzkueven H

source: Clin. Immunol. 2008 Oct 20

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