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Hormonal factors in susceptibility to multiple sclerosis.
Current opinion in neurology and neurosurgery - 1 Apr 1993
Duquette P, Girard M
Abstract excerpt
Evidence implies that hormonal factors are involved in susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. Diseases associated with a class II allele occur more frequently in women than in men. Multiple sclerosis is more frequent in women, particularly in the early- and late-onset groups. Pregnancy has a favorable effect on the course of multiple sclerosis on both a short- and a long-term basis. Experimental allergic...
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