Infectious mononucleosis is associated with an increased incidence of multiple sclerosis: Results from a cohort study of 32,116 outpatients in Germany

Infectious mononucleosis is associated with an increased incidence of multiple sclerosis: Results from a cohort study of 32,116 outpatients in Germany

BackgroundThe pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) has not yet been fully uncovered. There is increasing evidence that Epstein-Barr-Virus (EBV) infection, which affects over 90% of people during life and causes infectious mononucleosis, leads to an increased incidence of MS, and thus may play a c...

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Main Authors: Sven H. Loosen, Corinna Doege, Sven G. Meuth, Tom Luedde, Karel Kostev, Christoph Roderburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
EBV
MS
pathophysiology
virus
incidence
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.937583/full

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