A role for the Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis aetiology?

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¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK.
² Department of Neurology, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, Cardiff University, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK. robertsonnp@cf.ac.uk.

Comment

J Hrastelj et al. J Neurol. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;269(7):3962-3963.

doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11177-w. Epub 2022 May 31.

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK.
² Department of Neurology, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, Cardiff University, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK. robertsonnp@cf.ac.uk.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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