Blood Test Identifies People At Risk Of Developing MS Years Before First Symptoms Appear, Study Suggests

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (7/17, Shapiro) reports, “Researchers have developed a blood test to identify people at risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) years before the first symptoms appear.” The test, which was “described in a recent study, looks for antibodies against a protein of the Epstein-Barr virus, which is a leading risk factor for MS.” The findings were published in Nature Communications.