Antibodies in the immune system act as a recordkeeper of current and past medical history. Drs. DeRisi, Wilson, and Vissers are leveraging this information to identify unique combinations of antibodies that are highly predictive of disease, even before symptoms arise, and are working to create blood tests that can diagnose and monitor autoimmune disorders – starting with multiple sclerosis – years earlier than any currently available methods. This immune profiling approach stands to revolutionize the way we detect and treat disease.
