The invention relates to methods for determining whether a subject is afflicted with a motor neuron disease, the method comprising conducting an analysis of cerebrospinal fluid and/or plasma, measuring the level of one or more sterol/oxysterol analytes, and comparing these to reference values. Further, the invention relates to methods of identifying agents suitable for the treatment of MND, and monitoring the progress of the disease.
本发明涉及确定受试者是否患有运动神经元疾病的方法,该方法包括对脑脊液和/或血浆进行分析,测量一种或多种
甾醇/氧
甾醇分析物的
水平,并将其与参考值进行比较。 此外,本发明还涉及鉴定适用于治疗运动神经元疾病的药物和监测疾病进展的方法。