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Study Suggests that Smoking and Exposure to Epstein-Barr Virus May Interact as Risk Factors for Developing MS

 

In a new study, researchers show that two individual factors that were previously identified as increasing the likelihood of developing MS – exposure to Epstein-Barr virus and tobacco smoking – may interact and multiply to substantially increase the risk of developing MS in those with both risk factors.

http://www.mssociety.ca/en/research/medmmo_20100510_2.htm

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