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[Environment, genetics and immunology in multiple sclerosis].
La Revue du praticien - 1 Nov 1999
Liblau R, Fontaine B
Abstract excerpt
The cause of multiple sclerosis remains unknown. Epidemiological studies indicate that it is a multi-factorial disease. The environmental factors are still unknown. No virus has been yet demonstrated to play a role in multiple sclerosis. The role of HLA in the genetic susceptibility has been known since the seventies; the detailed analysis is underway. Immunological factors playing a role in the course of...
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