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A retroviral implication in multiple sclerosis?

T Christensen·A Møller-Larsen·S Haahr
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The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) is still unexplained. Epidemiological studies indicate that environmental agents are involved, and MS shares both clinical and histopathological features with retrovirus-mediated neurological diseases in animals and humans. Thus, combining the fields of microbiology and epidemiology may throw new light on the many unanswered questions posed by MS.

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HTLV-I InfectionsHumansMicroscopy, ElectronMultiple SclerosisRetroviridaeJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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T Christensen, A Møller-Larsen, S Haahr. 1994. A retroviral implication in multiple sclerosis?. https://doi.org/10.1016/0966-842x(94)90451-0

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