summary: The cause of MS is not known but many factors are implicated including possibly viruses. The authors investigated immunity to Epstein-Barr virus in people with MS and found fewer immune cells, suggesting that it might somehow be involved.

authors: Pender MP, Csurhes PA, Lenarczyk A, Pfluger CM, Burrows SR

source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2008 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print]

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