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11016591

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system whose cause is still unknown. Many findings suggest an infectious etiology or, at least, that infectious agents in association with host genetic factors may play a role in the pathogenesis of this disease. Accumulating data, including animal models, human models of virus induced demyelination, epidemiologic, and laboratory findings, demonstrate that viruses and host genetic factors can interact to cause immune-mediated demyelination. While many viruses have been postulated as a possible cause of MS, to date, no "MS virus" has been definitively shown to be associated with this disease. Alternatively, ubiquitous viruses are being considered as the environmental "triggers" that have been postulated to be involved in the MS disease process. We will focus on recent studies with human herpesvirus 6 and MS as how a common virus may be associated with this disorder in a subset of infected individuals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0882-8245
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
255-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Viruses and multiple sclerosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Viral Immunology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't