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Science 5 December 1997:
Vol. 278. no. 5344, p. 1710
DOI: 10.1126/science.278.5344.1710
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BIOMEDICINE:
Herpesvirus Linked to Multiple Sclerosis

Phil Berardelli

A new study has yielded evidence linking a strain of herpesvirus to multiple sclerosis (MS). More than 70% of patients in the study with the most common form of MS showed signs of active infection with herpesvirus-6. The finding, reported in the December issue of Nature Medicine, is not yet conclusive proof, however, and some researchers question whether the apparent association is a symptom rather than a possible cause of MS.

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THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Human herpes virus 6 and multiple sclerosis: a Finnish twin study.
H. Kuusisto, H. Hyoty, S. Kares, E. Kinnunen, and I. Elovaara (2008)
Multiple Sclerosis 14, 54-58
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