Article
[Genetic and environmental factors in multiple sclerosis].
Revista de neurologia - 1 Jan 2000
Fernández O
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INTRODUCTION: Multiple sclerosis is expressed in genetically susceptible persons randomly affected by an unknown environmental factor, probably a virus, which sets off an abnormal immune process. DEVELOPMENT AND CONCLUSION: Race is an important predictive risk factor for multiple sclerosis, but genetics alone do not explain the occurrence of this disease. The genetic predisposition is complex, since several loci...
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