Category: MS Genetic Research

Gene that controls nerve conduction velocity linked to multiple sclerosis

Evidence found in both human multiple sclerosis patients and experimental mouse models, according to research published in the American Journal…

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Researchers use Gene Therapy to Build Immune Tolerance

Researchers use Gene Therapy to Build Immune Tolerance University of Florida researchers have received a $40,000 grant from the National Multiple…

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Multiple Sclerosis Gene Therapy Being Tested By Researchers

Posted by: Susan Ardizzoni March 31, 2014 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease whereby the immune system attacks myelin (fat wrappings) around axons,…

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Researchers testing gene therapy to thwart effects of multiple sclerosis

Published: March 27th, 2014 Category: Health, Research GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In patients with multiple sclerosis, the body turns on itself, launching an immune…

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Can Genes Infected Generations Ago Cause MS?

Can Genes Infected Generations Ago Cause MS? Written for MS Views and News by Cherie C. Binns RN BS MSCN …

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Scientists one step closer to treating multiple sclerosis

Keenan Browe, The Chroncile Multiple sclerosis attacks nerves The recent discovery of a new type of blood cell may lead…

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Mapping reveals 110 multiple sclerosis risk genes

by Anders Malm/else Lie The figure above shows the results of the last large-scale genetic screening of MS in which…

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Multiple Sclerosis Genetic – Environmental Study Underway

Researchers Recruiting 5,000 First-Degree Relatives of People with MS for Genetic/Environmental Research Study Researchers from the Harvard Medical School, Brigham…

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Multiple Sclerosis: Functional change in brain as cause of cognitive disorders

Over the course of the disease, multiple sclerosis is very often combined with a deteriorating memory and attention deficits. Researchers…

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48 new genetic variants linked with multiple sclerosis found

Scientists have identified 48 new genetic variants that influence the risk of developing multiple sclerosis, a disabling neurological condition.The work…

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