Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions
Brief summary
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive neurological autoimmune disease, that gradually affects patient's quality of life. There are about 2.5 millions patients world wide, with an increasing cost Burdon. Up to date, it remains unclear who are the exact cells to initiate the disease. During the disease, the repertoire of cells expands and undergoes changes. The purpose of this study is to characterize those changes.
Interventions
Blood samples will be taken from all patients and healthy volunteers.
CSF sample will be taken from hospitalized newly diagnosed patients only.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with diagnosis of MS according to the revised criteria of McDonald or healthy volunteers * Ability to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
\- Active malignant disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quantification of disease related white blood cells from blood and/ or CSF | through study completion, an average of 6 months |
Countries
Israel