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FUTURE VIROLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages 871-883Publisher
FUTURE MEDICINE LTD
DOI: 10.2217/FVL.12.78
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demyelination; environmental factors; herpesviruses; monoclonal antibody; multiple sclerosis; progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; risk factors
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disorder of unknown etiology, possibly caused by a virus or is virus-triggered. Several viruses, including herpesviruses, were suggested as etiologic agents or risk factors for exacerbation in the course of illness but none have been shown to be irrefutably linked. Recently the interest of researchers and clinicians in the association between viruses and MS was reawakened by the development of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a demyelinating and fatal disease caused by JC polyomavirus replication, in natalizumab-treated MS patients. In this review, we will illustrate the evidence underlying the viral hypothesis for MS pathogenesis and will review the main features of the potential viral candidates. We will also describe the risks associated with newer MS therapies and with viral/bacterial vaccinations.
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