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Články z EurekAlertVirus responsible for deadly brain disease found in MS patients treated with natalizumab

9. 9 2009 (06:00)

The virus responsible for PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy), a rare brain disease that typically affects AIDS patients and other individuals with compromised immune systems, has been found to be reactivated in multiple-sclerosis patients being treated with natalizumab (Tysabri) according to new research led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.