A Biomarker of Hereditary Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis

Primary reference: 

Ticau S and Nioi P et al. (2021) Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker of Hereditary Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis. Neurology. 96(3):e412-e422. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000011090

Information about the APOLLO clinical trial: “APOLLO: The Study of an Investigational Drug, Patisiran (ALN-TTR02), for the Treatment of Transthyretin (TTR)-Mediated Amyloidosis” Link to NCT01960348 at the US National Library of Medicine’s Clinical Trials database https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01960348

Epstein Barr Virus research presenting a stronger link between EBV and Multiple Sclerosis.

Bjornevik K and Ascherio A et al. (2022) Longitudinal analysis reveals high prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus associated with multiple sclerosis. Science. 375(6578):296-301. doi:10.1126/science.abj8222

In case you were wondering, Proteomics in Proximity refers to the principle underlying Olink Proteomics assay technology called the Proximity Extension Assay (PEA), and more information about the assay and how it works can be found here.

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