Not Signed In - Central Nervous System Beckons Attack In MS-like Disease
Mon, 19 Jun 2006 02:00 AM EST
... It may sound like a case of blame the victim, but researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that cells in the central nervous system can sometimes send out signals that invite hostile immune system attacks. In mice the researchers studied, this invitation resulted in damage to the protective covering of nerves, causing a disease resembling multiple sclerosis. ...
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