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Experimental Blood Test May Give Hope To Diagnosing Fibromyalgia
Tuesday 9 July 2019
From US newspaper the Reading Eagle:
 Dr. Kevin Hackshaw examines fibromyalgia patient Barb Hartong at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. A new laboratory test may provide biological characteristics to help guide personalized treatment plans to relieve fibromyalgia pain. (Courtesy of Ohio State University) |
Experimental blood test may give hope to diagnosing fibromyalgia
Researchers at The Ohio State University report having identified a new blood test that can accurately diagnose fibromyalgia, a disorder that up to now has been very hard to identify.
Researchers at The Ohio State University report having identified a new blood test that can accurately diagnose fibromyalgia, a disorder that up to now has been very hard to identify.
The news were publicly released in March and captured on a study published three months earlier in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1905. The experimental blood test could offer reassurance to patients who are often unsure about the cause of their ailments, according to lead researcher Dr. Kevin Hackshaw.
“The discovery could be an important turning point in the care of patients with a disease that is frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed, leaving them without proper care and advice on managing their chronic pain and fatigue,” said Hackshaw, an associate professor at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and rheumatologist at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
“These initial results are remarkable,” said research co-author Dr. Luis Rodriguez-Saona, who's also a professor at Ohio State University and an expert in the advanced testing method used in the study.
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