Strong genetic risk factor for MS discovered in family of five affected siblings
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 15:20
in Health & Medicine
A genetic variation has been discovered that, in women, significantly increases their risk of developing multiple sclerosis, scientists report. The variant occurs almost twice as often among women with MS as in women without the disease, making it "one of the strongest genetic risk factors for MS discovered to date,” said the study's senior author.