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There also was a segment on Fox News claiming this test should be available in about a year...for only $25. They are contemplating expanding the scope to include identifying bacterial, fungal, and parasitic antibodies. If msers all got tested and the info was collected centrally, imagine the potentially priceless data that would be available for researchers. Totally cool.

That is certainly great news.

It is my understanding that here is now a single blood test for cancer - it does not detect the type.

you are right, blood tests of MS patients collected centrally could be a great source of information and lead us to the real cause of MS...

an extensive test of my blood showed a very high concentration of herpes simplex and EBV antibodies (about 20x their normal values).
in fact, together with high muscle titers, these were the only scores from a long list of about 100 scores that were outside their normal range, all other scores were perfectly in their normal range.
so, measuring from my blood, I am a healthy person except for the virus and the related titers.
this can all be explained by the thesis MS UNRAVELLED on the other thread, see posting 10 Aug on http://www.thisisms.com/forum/general-d ... 8-720.html

the EBV trail in my family is another indication.
my grandfather died in 1963 at the age of 68 from a nasal pharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), an uncle at the age of 70 from a coronary artery aneurysm, my brother has a mitochondrial energy failure and his son had Hodgkin (he is healthy now). all diseases are EBV related, there is robust scientific evidence for that.
for the rest a big and healthy family.
I have MS. Where again EBV is suspect? I think it is!