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Multiple Sclerosis
Genetic variant may explain why women develop MS more than men
March 3rd, 2005
Why do women develop multiple sclerosis (MS) almost twice as often as men' Physicians have long been intrigued by this fact - and now a Mayo Clinic-led international research team has identified a genetic variation that may explain it. The report from collaborators in Minnesota, Northern Ireland, Belgium, and Italy appeared in the January 27, 2005, online publication of the journal Genes & Immunity (www.nature.com/gene/). "In practical terms, this is what our findings suggest: How much of the protein known as interferon gamma you produce appears to be a new key variable in understanding who gets MS and who doesn't, and especially why women...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-03)
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