Multiple Sclerosis Response To Treatment May Vary Depending on Patient's Genes

I read an interesting article in Medical News Today about treatment response to beta interferon therapy being tied to an individual's genes. The article describes the differences in the DNA of individuals who respond to interferon and those who do not. In fact, scientists may have discovered key genetic differences between the two groups that may allow them to design a more personalized medicine for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Scientists have stated that beneficial results of interferon beta therapy for multiple sclerosis patients who are in the relapsing and remitting stage of multiple sclerosis are clearly shown. However, even in this phase the current interferon treatment therapy offers only partial relief from the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, additionally about half of all patients are non responders.

Considering the adverse affects, inconvenience and the cost of the drug, physicians would like to be able to personalize a better interferon treatment for each individual, in an effort to reduce relapses and the debilitating affects of multiple sclerosis.



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