Low levels of a simple sugar -- A new biomarker for severe MS?

(Max Delbr ü ck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) Researchers from the ECRC in Berlin, together with scientists from the United States and Canada, have discovered a sugar molecule whose levels are reduced in the blood of patients with particularly severe multiple sclerosis. Their discovery could pave the way for a new therapeutic approach, the team reports in medical journal JAMA Neurology.
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