| CPC G01N 33/564 (2013.01) [C08L 5/08 (2013.01); G01N 2400/40 (2013.01); G01N 2800/285 (2013.01)] | 39 Claims |

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1. A method for monitoring disease risk, progression, or regression of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a subject, the method comprising:
detecting levels of at least two biomarkers in a first biological sample from a subject, wherein the subject is considered as having multiple sclerosis or at risk of developing multiple sclerosis, wherein the at least two biomarkers are glycocalyx (GLX)-related molecules, wherein detecting the levels of at least two biomarkers that are GLX-related in the first biological sample from the subject comprises detecting using at least one technique selected from the group consisting of: binding agents, immunoassays, antibody recognition, multiplexing, dot blotting, beads, microspheres, single-molecule array technology, mass spectrometry, HPLC, Raman spectroscopy, NIR spectroscopy, and NMR spectroscopy;
comparing the levels of the at least two biomarkers in the first biological sample to at least one reference level for the at least two biomarkers, wherein the at least one reference level for the at least two biomarkers was determined using a statistical analysis of levels of the at least two biomarkers detected in at least one second biological sample, wherein the statistical analysis comprises at least one multivariate statistical test; and
determining that the subject has a risk, a progression, or a regression of MS based at least in part on a result of the comparing of the levels of the at least two biomarkers in the first biological sample to the at least one reference level.
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