Dr. Zamboni and a team of researchers look at genes involved in iron imbalance in pwMS and find a correlation in progressive MS and carriers of the HEPC -582GG-genotype.


Polymorphisms in the genes coding for iron binding and transporting proteins are associated with dis
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Iron involvement/imbalance is strongly suspected in multiple sclerosis (MS) etiopathogenesis, but its role is quite debated. Iron deposits encircle the veins in brain MS lesions, increasing local metal concentrations in brain parenchyma as documented by magnetic resonance imaging and histochemical s...