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MS? Immune system or nervous system?

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:54 am
by MSUK
Does multiple sclerosis stem from immune system and not the nervous system?

The genetic starting point for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and type 1 diabetes may be TK, according to a study published in Nature on October 29, 2014.

A multifaceted team of researchers developed a new mathematical formula to scour existing DNA databases in order to determine why inherited DNA variations contribute to disease. The sequencing techniques they developed examined epigenetic characteristics of specialised immune cells..... Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/genetics