Notes on the Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis, with Special Reference to Dietary Habits

A hypothesis, based primarily on the occurrence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Faroe Islands and supported by numerous analytical epidemiological studies, is described. It proposes that MS is caused by the interaction of a virus disease with intestinal pathology, e.g., infectious mononucleosis, a...

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Published in:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Main Author: Klaus Lauer
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2014
Subjects:
multiple sclerosis
epidemiology
diet
meat
nitrophenols
Faroe Islands
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms15033533
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spelling ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/1422-0067/15/3/3533/ 2023-08-20T04:06:23+02:00 Notes on the Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis, with Special Reference to Dietary Habits Klaus Lauer agris 2014-02-26 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms15033533 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms15033533 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Volume 15; Issue 3; Pages: 3533-3545 multiple sclerosis epidemiology diet meat nitrophenols Text 2014 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms15033533 2023-07-31T20:36:05Z A hypothesis, based primarily on the occurrence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Faroe Islands and supported by numerous analytical epidemiological studies, is described. It proposes that MS is caused by the interaction of a virus disease with intestinal pathology, e.g., infectious mononucleosis, and application of smoked and nitrate/nitrite-cured meat products in the diet during circumscribed time intervals. The biological mechanisms might involve a break of tolerance by an alteration of self within the central nervous system, by nitrophenylated compounds conjugated to animal tissue, in particular to proteins occurring in the central nervous system. Further research is needed. Text Faroe Islands MDPI Open Access Publishing Faroe Islands International Journal of Molecular Sciences 15 3 3533 3545
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Notes on the Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis, with Special Reference to Dietary Habits
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