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Comprehensive Autopsy Program for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
Published on: July 19, 2019
Systems biology approaches for the study of multiple sclerosis
Francisco J Quintana1, Mauricio F Farez, Howard L Weiner
1Center for Neurologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. fquintana@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
Abstract:
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurological disease caused by an autoimmune attack to the central nervous system (CNS). MS is thought to result from a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors. In this review we analyze the contribution of genomics, trancriptomics and proteomics in delineating these factors, as well as their utility for the monitoring of disease progression, the identification of new targets for therapeutic intervention and the early detection of individuals at risk.

