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Autoimmune associations in multiple sclerosis

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The growing literature on comorbidity in multiple sclerosis (MS)—in particular, the association of MS with other autoimmune diseases—provides interesting clues to the complex pathogenesis of this disease, but also raises awareness of the important issues that need to be considered in its management.

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C. S. Constantinescu has received research support and travel support to scientific meetings from Bayer-Schering, Biogen Idec, Merck-Serono and TEVA, and consultancy fees from Novartis, and has been on the advisory board of Bayer-Schering, Biogen Idec and TEVA. B. Gran has received research support and travel support to scientific meetings from Bayer-Schering, Biogen Idec, Merck-Serono and TEVA.

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Constantinescu, C., Gran, B. Autoimmune associations in multiple sclerosis. Nat Rev Neurol 6, 591–592 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2010.147

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