José Alfonso Cruz-Ramos

Dr. José Alfonso Cruz-Ramos


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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GAGabriela del Carmen Lopez- Armas
Gabriela del Carmen Lopez- Armas
MRMARTHA ELOISA RAMOS-MARQUEZ
MARTHA ELOISA RAMOS-MARQUEZ
MMMónica Navarro Meza
Mónica Navarro Meza
MMMiguel Angel Macias
Miguel Angel Macias
ASAna Miriam Saldaña-Cruz
Ana Miriam Saldaña-Cruz
JCJosé Alfonso Cruz-Ramos
José Alfonso Cruz-Ramos
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that affects the nervous system. Peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-CN) are potential biomarkers of neurological disability and neural damage. Our objective was to assess the LTL and mtDNA-CN in relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). We included 10 healthy controls, 75 patients with RRMS, 50 of whom had an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) from 0 to 3 (mild to moderate disability), and 25 had an EDSS of 3.5 to 7 (severe disability). We use the Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) technique to quantify absolute LTL and absolute mtDNA-CN. ANOVA test show differences between healthy control vs. severe disability RRMS and mild-moderate RRMS vs. severe disability RRMS (p = 0.0130). LTL and mtDNA-CN showed a linear correlation in mild-moderate disability RRMS (r = 0.378, p = 0.007). Furthermore, we analyzed LTL between RRMS groups with a ROC curve, and LTL can predict severe disability (AUC = 0.702, p = 0.0018, cut-off < 3.0875 Kb, sensitivity = 75%, specificity = 62%), whereas the prediction is improved with a logistic regression model including LTL plus age (AUC = 0.762, p = 0.0001, sensitivity = 79.17%, specificity = 80%). These results show that LTL is a biomarker of disability in RRMS and is correlated with mtDNA-CN in mild-moderate RRMS patients.

24 October 2022
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JLJennifer Vargas López
Jennifer Vargas López
RPRocio Bojórquez Pérez
Rocio Bojórquez Pérez
EDEsteban González Díaz
Esteban González Díaz
GAGabriela del Carmen López Armas
Gabriela del Carmen López Armas
JCJosé Alfonso Cruz-Ramos
José Alfonso Cruz-Ramos