Article
The genetics of multiple sclerosis in the Northern Isles of Scotland
2020-01-01
Abstract excerpt
Multiple Sclerosis affects around 2 million people worldwide (Kantarci and Wingerchuk, 2006; Dutta and Trapp, 2011). The disease is typified by the destruction of the central nervous system neurons' myelin sheaths, caused by the individual's own immune system (Hauser and Oksenberg, 2006). This destruction results in the inflammation and chronic degeneration of the CNS, causing varying symptoms including pain, fati...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 039a5c39-417a-57de-b623-b00cf77f261d
- DOI
- 10.7488/era/84
