Genetic Predisposition Testing for Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease which affects the nerves of the central nervous system, causing degeneration to the myelin sheath. Myelin is responsible for the conduction of electric impulses that regulate the activity of the nerves. This causes a progressively increasing difficulty in functions that are controlled by the central nervous system such as vision, speech, walking and memory. Multiple sclerosis tends to arise between 20 and 50 years of age, and it is twice as common in women as it is in men.

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis vary widely, depending on the location of affected nerve fibres. Multiple sclerosis signs and symptoms may include:

• Numbness or weakness in one or more limbs, which typically occurs on one side of your body at a time or the bottom half of your body.
• Partial or complete loss of vision, usually in one eye at a time, often with pain during eye movement (optic neuritis).
• Double vision or blurring of vision
• Tingling or pain in parts of your body
• Electric-shock sensations that occur with certain head movements
• Tremor, lack of coordination or unsteady gait
• Fatigue
• Dizziness

Most people with multiple sclerosis, particularly in the beginning stages of the disease, experience relapses of symptoms, which are followed by periods of complete or partial remission. Signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis often are triggered or worsened by an increase in body temperature.

Causes of Multiple Sclerosis

The exact causes of MS are not known however it is believed that it is likely that the onset of this disease is a result of some combination of genetic, environmental and infectious factors. It has been established that the risk of multiple sclerosis is higher for people who have a family history of the disease. A number of specific genes have also been linked with MS. A variety of viruses have also been linked to the onset of multiple sclerosis, in particular, with Epstein-Barr virus, the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis. The age of onset for MS is most commonly between 20-40 and it occurs more frequently in women.

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