Multiple sclerosis-associated retrovirus and progressive disability of multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1248-1251

  Sotgiu, S ^a   Mameli, G ^a   Serra, C ^a   Zarbo, Ir ^a   Arru, G ^a   Dolei, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

EDSS; MSRV; multiple sclerosis; prognosis; retrovirus; secondary progressive

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATED RETROVIRUS; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETROVIRUS;

COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROVIRIDAE; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 77957568483     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458510376956     Document Type: Article

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