Genetic predisposition to multiple sclerosis (MS) only explains a fraction of the disease risk;
lifestyle and environmental factors are key contributors to the risk of MS. Importantly, these …

Recent findings have provided a molecular basis for the combined contributions of
multifaceted risk factors for the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS appears to start as a …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a heterogenous autoimmune disease in which autoreactive
lymphocytes attack the myelin sheath of the central nervous system. B lymphocytes in the …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, for which
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is a likely prerequisite. Due to the homology between …

Background and objective: We explored which clinical and biochemical variables predict
conversion from clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) to clinically definite multiple sclerosis …

Lifestyle and environmental factors potently influence the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS),
because genetic predisposition only explains a fraction of the risk increase. There is strong …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, likely autoimmune disease of the central
nervous system with a combination of genetic and environmental risk factors, among which …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system characterized by
inflammation, demyelination, and neuronal damage. Environmental and genetic factors are …

The Swedish MS registry (SMS reg) is designed to assure quality health care for patients
with multiple sclerosis (MS). It has been active since 2001 and web‐based since 2004. It …

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article summarizes recent advances in the identification of
genetic and environmental factors that affect the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) …