SYMPTOMATIC EPSTEIN-BARR-VIRUS INFECTION AND MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS

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MARTYN, CN [1 ]
CRUDDAS, M [1 ]
COMPSTON, DAS [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,ADDENBROOKES HOSP,SCH CLIN,DEPT NEUROL,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QQ,ENGLAND
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10.1136/jnnp.56.2.167
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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In a case-control study of 214 patients with multiple sclerosis, recall of infectious mononucleosis in subjects seropositive for Epstein-Barr viral capsid antigen was associated with a relative risk of 2-9 (95% CI 1.1 to 7.2). Those who reported having infectious mononucleosis before the age of 18 years had a relative risk of multiple sclerosis of 7.9 (95% CI 1.7 to 37.9). The pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis may involve an age-dependent host response to Epstein-Barr virus infection.
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