Autoimmune Disease May Be Triggered By Neurotransmitter Defect

A potentially blinding neurological disorder, often confused with multiple sclerosis (MS), has now become a little less mysterious. A new study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, may have uncovered the cause of Devic’s disease. Their new study, which appeared online on October 6th in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, could result in new treatment options for this devastating disease.

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Filed under: Multiple Sclerosis on October 13th, 2008