Comments on: MHC Genes Play Significant Role in Multiple Sclerosis http://www.blisstree.com/articles/mhc-genes-play-significant-role-in-multiple-sclerosis/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:07:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MHC Genes and Their Role in Multiple Sclerosis | Managing Multiple Sclerosis http://www.blisstree.com/articles/mhc-genes-play-significant-role-in-multiple-sclerosis/comment-page-1/#comment-567788 MHC Genes and Their Role in Multiple Sclerosis | Managing Multiple Sclerosis Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:12:29 +0000 http://www.geneticsandhealth.com/?p=283#comment-567788 [...] I found an interesting post pertaining to genetics and multiple sclerosis. The post originated from Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD and was posted on the GeneticsAndHealth.Com site The article refers to the fact that major histocompatibility complex genes (MHC) on human chromosome 6 are involved in regulating the immune system response to bacteria and viruses. It goes on to say that variations in the MHC genes influence the body’s susceptibility to environmental factors that could contribute to the onset of multiple sclerosis. [...] [...] I found an interesting post pertaining to genetics and multiple sclerosis. The post originated from Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD and was posted on the GeneticsAndHealth.Com site The article refers to the fact that major histocompatibility complex genes (MHC) on human chromosome 6 are involved in regulating the immune system response to bacteria and viruses. It goes on to say that variations in the MHC genes influence the body’s susceptibility to environmental factors that could contribute to the onset of multiple sclerosis. [...]

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