Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that causes demyelination and axonal damage in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. The demyelination in MS is thought to be the result of abnormal immune response in which activated lymphocytes (T-cells and possibly B-cells) impact the CNS myelin.
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