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On the viral hypothesis of multiple sclerosis: participation of varicella-zoster virus.

Sotelo J

Neuroimmunology Unit, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico City, Mexico. jsotelo@servidor.unam.mx

Recent studies, including our own, have accumulated evidence suggesting the etiological participation of varicella-zoster virus in multiple sclerosis. If confirmed, complex issues of individual susceptibility and immunopathogenesis would have to be unveiled.

Published 18 September 2007 in J Neurol Sci, 262(1): 113-6.
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