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Multiple Sclerosis Research Doubles Number of Genes Associated With the Disease, Increasing the Number to Over 50

Multiple Sclerosis Research Doubles Number of Genes Associated With the Disease, Increasing the Number to Over 50 .This is the largest MS genetics study ever undertaken and includes contributions from almost 250 researchers as members of the International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium and the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium.

Scientists have identified 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis, providing key insights into the biology of a very debilitating neurological disease.Many of the genes В