An updated meta-analysis of risk of multiple sclerosis following infectious mononucleosis.

An updated meta-analysis of risk of multiple sclerosis following infectious mononucleosis.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) appears to develop in genetically susceptible individuals as a result of environmental exposures. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is an almost universal finding among individuals with MS. Symptomatic EBV infection as manifested by infectious mononucleosis (IM) has been sho...

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Main Authors: Adam E Handel, Alexander J Williamson, Giulio Disanto, Lahiru Handunnetthi, Gavin Giovannoni, Sreeram V Ramagopalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2931696?pdf=render

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