ONE-STOP BLOOD TEST!

Detects 50 rare diseases at once

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A REVOLUTIONARY blood test identified more than 50 hard-to-diagnose neurological and neuromuscular genetic diseases faster and more accurately than existing methods, researchers claim.

"This will be a gamechanger," declares clinical neurologist Dr. Kishore Kumar.

"We can now test for all the disorders at once with a single DNA test and give a clear genetic diagnosis, helping patients avoid years of unnecessary muscle or nerve biopsies for diseases they don't have."

Scientists say the experimental test — developed at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, with input from an international team correctly diagnosed patients with a range of genetic conditions.