Identification of new sensitive biomarkers for the in vivo response to interferon-beta treatment in multiple sclerosis using DNA-array evaluation

F. Sellebjerg, M. Krakauer, D. Hesse, L.P. Ryder, I. Alsing, P.E. Jensen, N. Koch-Henriksen, A. Svejgaard, P. Soelberg Sorensen, Finn Thorup Sellebjerg, M Krakauer, D Hesse, L P Ryder, I Alsing, P E H Jensen, Nils Koch-Henriksen, Anja Svejgaard, Per Soelberg Sørensen

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Abstract

Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) occur in a proportion of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with interferon (IFN)-beta. NAbs impair the effect of treatment. The biological effect of IFN-beta can be measured as the induction of the myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA) molecule. However, other markers could be more sensitive for evaluating the response to IFN-beta. We used DNA array analysis to identify genes that are strongly induced in blood cells by IFN-beta, and measured their expression in MS patients with different NAb levels.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Neurology
Volume16
Issue number12
Pages (from-to)1291-8
Number of pages8
ISSN1351-5101
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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