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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has long been postulated to be an autoimmune disease of the Central Nervous System with a possible viral origin and with relevant abnormalities in immunoregulation (1). The most important immunological finding in MS is a defective T-suppressor activity which is proven by functional assays as by phenotypic characterization (2).
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Zaffaroni, M., Rossini, S., Palma, R., Ghezzi, A., Marforio, S., Cazzullo, C.L. (1989). Loss of Suppressor-inducer T-Cells in Chronic-progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Preliminary Results. In: Askonas, B.A., Moss, B., Torrigiani, G., Gorini, S. (eds) The Immune Response to Viral Infections. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 257. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5712-4_32
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