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Infectious Mononucleosis
Report summarizes infectious mononucleosis study findings from T.R. Nielsen and co-researchers
May 12th, 2009
According to a study from Copenhagen, Denmark, " Both human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1*15 and Epstein-Barr virus infection presenting as infectious mononucleosis (IM) are recognized as risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS). However, their combined effect and possible interaction on MS risk is not known." " To assess the association between HLA-DRB1*15 and risk of MS in persons with and without IM. We compared the prevalence of DRB1*15 in MS patients with (n = 76) and without (n = 1,836) IM with the corresponding distributions in blood donors with (n = 62) and without (n = 484) IM histories. This allowed us to estimate the relative risk of MS associated with...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-12)
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