summary: This study looked at rates of infection with EBV, a virus that has been suggested as a trigger for the abnormal immune response in MS, in children. They found higher rates of previous infection in children with MS compared with paired controls.

authors: Pohl D, Krone B, Rostasy K, Kahler E, Brunner E, Lehnert M, Wagner HJ, Gartner J, Hanefeld F.

source: Neurology. 2006 Dec 12;67(11):2063-5.

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