Multiple Sclerosis: New Insights From Old Tools
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Multiple sclerosis: new insights and trends.
The past few years have witnessed major advancements in our ability to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) and begin treatments that can favorably modify the course of the disease. In addition, there is now a much better understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease and an increasing interest in “decoding” the complex genetic factors responsible for, not only the susceptibility to the disease, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)60611-9