摘要 |
A variety of therapies are used to treat autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. However, there is no single therapy that can be used to treat all subjects. Thus, a method is provided to determine if a subject with an autoimmune disease, such as multiple sclerosis, will respond to a therapeutic protocol. The method includes analyzing the expression of genes expressed by the immune system. Although the expression of a single gene can be assessed, such as interleukin-8, the methods include evaluating the expression profile of a subject using an array (such as a microarray) to determine if the subject is appropriately responding to the therapeutic protocol.
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