Characterization of White Blood Cells Sub-populations From Multiple Sclerosis Patients.

Characterization and Quantitative Analysis of White Blood Cells in the Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid of MS Patients

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive neurological autoimmune disease, that gradually affects patient's quality of life. There are about 2.5 millions patients world wide, with an increasing cost Burdon. Up to date, it remains unclear who are the exact cells to initiate the disease. During the disease, the repertoire of cells expands and undergoes changes. The purpose of this study is to characterize those changes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with diagnosis of MS according to the revised criteria of McDonald or healthy volunteers
• Ability to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Active malignant disease