METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTION OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS DISEASE AND THERAPY RESPONSE

摘要

Methods and compositions for diagnosing multiple sclerosis (“MS”) in an individual or the predisposition or risk of MS, and for the prediction of the response to treatment of MS in an individual. More particularly, methods and compounds for the use of clinical, neuroradiological, genetic, biological and/or immunological markers as prognostic indicators, diagnostic markers, or predictors of response to MS therapy.