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Popular Hypothesis Concerning Emergence Of Multiple Sclerosis Contested

Posted Jan 14 2009 8:26pm
Science Daily

ScienceDaily (Dec. 20, 2008) — During an autoimmune disease, the endogenous defence system (the immune system) loses the ability to distinguish between "self" and "foreign." As a consequence, the immune system directs its defence against itself, with fatal consequences. In the case of multiple sclerosis, a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease, the immune system attacks the protective layer encapsulating the nerve fibres: This protective layer formed by myelin works like insulation for electrical cables. If the insulation is damaged, the nerves can no longer transmit messages effectively.

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