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Making Connections
Resources section update
We are constantly updating our resources sections – current additions include:
• The MS Annual Evidence update in the UK’s NHS Neurological Conditions Specialist Library
• The Spanish Research Network website
Visit our Resources section to find out more.
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Profile of the Month : July 2008
Age: 38
Country: Italy
Occupation: Architect
Year of diagnosis: 1992
Type of MS: Secondary progressive
A world free from MS is not utopia
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| Summaries of all the latest research findings on MS selected by a team based at the Institute of Neurology, London. |
Clinical and radiographic spectrum of pathologically confirmed tumefactive multiple sclerosis.
The authors investigated the characteristics of a rare type of MS lesion which can cause diagnostic difficulty. They found that they were not associated with any particular disease pattern.
authors: Lucchinetti CF, Gavrilova RH, Metz I, Parisi JE, Scheithauer BW, Weigand S, Thomsen K, Mandrekar J, Altintas A, Erickson BJ, König F, Giannini C, Lassmann H, Linbo L, Pittock SJ, Brück W.
source: Brain. 2008 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print]
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A first stage genome-wide screen for regions shared identical-by-descent in Hutterite families with multiple sclerosis.
The authors investigated MS genetics in a Canadian community with a tradition of marriages to blood relations. They found some genetic differences between people with and without MS, but further studies are needed.
authors: Dyment DA, Cader MZ, Datta A, Broxholme SJ, Cherny SS, Willer CJ, Ramagopalan S, Herrera BM, Orton S, Chao M, Sadovnick AD, Hader M, Hader W, Ebers GC.
source: Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2008 Jun 5;147B(4):467-72.
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Involvement of the choroid plexus in multiple sclerosis autoimmune inflammation: A neuropathological study.
The authors looked at the choroid plexus, which produces spinal fluid. They found more inflammation there in people with MS which may suggest that it is involved in the condition.
authors: Vercellino M, Votta B, Condello C, Piacentino C, Romagnolo A, Merola A, Capello E, Mancardi GL, Mutani R, Giordana MT, Cavalla P.
source: J Neuroimmunol. 2008 Jun 6. [Epub ahead of print]
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