By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter July 6, 2008 - 1:41pm 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
SUNDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- There's no one single way to suffer from multiple sclerosis. Every patient exhibits different symptoms as the disease gnaws away at the nerve endings in the brain, the spinal cord and even the eyes.
Doctors aren't even sure what causes MS, or what makes one person more likely to get it than another.
"I have a patient who is 6 years old," said Dr. Daniel Kantor, director of the Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center at the University of Florida. "I have a patient who is 71 years old. I have patients from all walks of life, all ages."
But, the recent discovery of a second gene linked to multiple sclerosis -- hailed as a major breakthrough -- is giving researchers hope that they are zeroing in on useful treatments -- and, ultimately, a cure.
By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter
July 6, 2008 - 1:41pm
1 hour, 39 minutes ago
SUNDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- There's no one single way to suffer from multiple sclerosis.
Every patient exhibits different symptoms as the disease gnaws away at the nerve endings in the brain, the spinal cord and even the eyes.
Doctors aren't even sure what causes MS, or what makes one person more likely to get it than another.
"I have a patient who is 6 years old," said Dr. Daniel Kantor, director of the Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center at the University of Florida. "I have a patient who is 71 years old. I have patients from all walks of life, all ages."
But, the recent discovery of a second gene linked to multiple sclerosis -- hailed as a major breakthrough -- is giving researchers hope that they are zeroing in on useful treatments -- and, ultimately, a cure.
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