Banebrydende metode kan afsløre sclerose i urinen Danske forskere har udviklet en ny metode, der kan diagnosticere sygdommen sclerose gennem en urinprøve i stedet for en rygmarvsprøve. En simpel test hos din egen læge kan i fremtiden afsløre, om du lider af sclerose. Som de første har forskere på Odense Universitetshospital og Syddansk Universitet udviklet

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