MS Study Yields Mixed Results

MS Study Yields Mixed Results

Neuroimmunologists Howard Weiner and David Hafler fed bovine myelin to 15 individuals in the early stages of MS as a test of 'antigen feeding' in human patients. Some of the patients showed indications of improvement, but none of the results were statistically significant.

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1993-02, Vol.259 (5099), p.1263-1263
1. Verfasser: Yoon, Carol Kaesuk
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Antigens
Autoantigens - administration & dosage
Cattle
Control Groups
Humans
Immune Tolerance
Immunology
Immunotherapy
Medical research
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - immunology
Multiple Sclerosis - therapy
Myelin
Myelin Sheath - immunology
Patients
Pilot Projects
Research News
Researchers
Sclerosis
Statistical Significance
Ungulates
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Zusammenfassung:Neuroimmunologists Howard Weiner and David Hafler fed bovine myelin to 15 individuals in the early stages of MS as a test of 'antigen feeding' in human patients. Some of the patients showed indications of improvement, but none of the results were statistically significant.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.8446895