Iron is a sensitive biomarker for inflammation in multiple sclerosis lesions.

MRI phase imaging in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and in autopsy tissue have demonstrated the presence of iron depositions in white matter lesions. The accumulation of iron in some but not all lesions suggests a specific, potentially disease-relevant process, however; its pathophysiological sign...

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Main Authors: Veela Mehta, Wei Pei, Grant Yang, Suyang Li, Eashwar Swamy, Aaron Boster, Petra Schmalbrock, David Pitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23516409/?tool=EBI