Sex and gender issues in multiple sclerosis

• Published in: Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 237 - 248
• Main Authors: Harbo, Hanne F., Gold, Ralf, Tintoré, Mar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2013; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Reviews; Multiple sclerosis; female; genes; immunology; sex; pregnancy

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is universally found to be more prevalent in women than men. This has led to extensive studies of differences in the immune system or nervous system between women and men, which might be caused by the effects of gonadal hormones, genetic differences, and different environment...