Abstract:The most prevalent non-traumatic debilitating illness affecting young individuals is multiple sclerosis (MS) (2). Both industrialized and emerging nations are seeing an increase in the incidence and prevalence of MS, whose underlying etiology is still unknown. In addition to some well-known environmental variables, such as vitamin D or ultraviolet B light (UVB) exposure, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, obesity, and smoking, MS is a complicated illness with several genes that can influence disease vulnerabi… Show more
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