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Title:

Pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review
Author(s):
Korn, T
Abstract:
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Both genetic and environmental causes for MS have been suggested. Recent genome-wide association studies revealed new susceptibility alleles for MS besides the HLA complex that are all related with immune functions. Whereas there is little evidence to support a purely environmental trigger for the disease in the sense of an infectious agent, the autoimmune hypothesis of MS is well establi...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Neurol
Year:
2008
Journal volume:
255 Suppl
Pages contribution:
2-6
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00415-008-6001-2
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19300953
Print-ISSN:
0340-5354
TUM Institution:
Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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