Protein sample vials kept chilled on ice during preparation for laboratory analysis / Source: Wikimedia Commons and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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A South Korean research team has identified four promising biomarkers for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) using serum-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs), potentially paving the way for earlier and less invasive diagnosis of this debilitating spinal disease.

In the world of spinal disease diagnostics, a South Korean research team may have just found gold—microscopic, nanosized gold floating in your bloodstream. Their secret weapon? Extracellular vesicles (EVs), the molecular mail carriers that have become darlings of cancer and autoimmune research.


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