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From Genetics to Transcriptomics to Unravel the Mechanisms Behind a Poor Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis

From Genetics to Transcriptomics to Unravel the Mechanisms Behind a Poor Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis

Non Recruiting
18 years and older
All
Phase N/A

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Overview

MS is a heterogeneous disease either in its response to treatment or clinical manifestation. Indeed, the natural history of MS is varying from a benign condition to a devastating and rapidly incapacitating disease. Clinical heterogeneity could also be cellular and / or molecular. The aim is to identify from OMIC analyses, at the early stage of the disease, differentially expressed molecules and / or cell subpopulations derived from CD8 + T lymphocytes and / or CD4 + T lymphocytes and / or B lymphocytes and monocytes from patients with aggressive versus non-aggressive, compared to a cohort of healthy controls

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria :

Common criteria for retrospective MS patients:

  • Patients aged 18 years or older
  • Clinical isolated syndrome (CIS) with or without dissemination in space
  • Patients affiliated to an appropriate health insurance

Criteria for Aggressive MS group

• Start of a 2nd line therapy within the two years following the CIS

Criteria for Non aggressive MS group

  • No conversion according to McDonald criteria from clinical isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis within 2 years or
  • Conversion based to McDonald criteria treated or not with first line disease modifying therapy within 2 years.
  • Have a minimum of least 2 years of follow-up.

Healthy volunteers

  • Aged 18 years or older
  • No history of clinically isolated syndrome or MS

Pairing criteria :

  • Age +/- 5 years
  • Sex

Prospective MS Patients

  • Patients aged 18 years or older
  • Clinical isolated syndrome (CIS) with or without dissemination in space
  • Patients affiliated to an appropriate health insurance

Exclusion Criteria :

  • Ongoing participation to a another study
  • Refusal to genetic analyses
  • Immunosuppressive drug at the time of blood collection
  • Adults under a legal protection regime (guardianship, trusteeship, judicial safeguard)
  • Pregnancy

Study details
    Multiple Sclerosis

NCT04873492

Nantes University Hospital

20 August 2025

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