Injectable interferon beta-1b for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis
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Injectable interferon beta-1b for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is chronic inflammatory and demyelinating disease with either a progressive (10%-15%) or relapsing-remitting (85%-90%) course. The pathological hallmarks of MS are lesions of both white and grey matter in the central nervous system. The onset of the disease is usually around 30 years of age. The patients experience an acute focal neurologic dysfunction which is not chara...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Inflammation Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1178-7031
DOI: 10.2147/jir.s9480