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Tania B

Is multiple sclerosis a mitochondrial disease?

By Tania B,

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Scully   

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Hello Tania,

 

It's a very weighty article and I'm not sure I understood most of it. But it is reassuring to learn that there is still extensive testing and investigations going on into MS

 

Scully

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They are not brain lesions..........they are just bright ideas

 

"The truth is out there"

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jonwat   

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Hi!

 

I took my time reading this and I'm not sure that I understand it all either. Maybe this explains the fatigue prevalent in MS.

 

John

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