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Their finding, the cover article in the April 29, 2010 issue of Nature, results from the most advanced genomic analysis ever conducted on identical, or "monozygote," twins where one sibling has multiple sclerosis and the other does not.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Because there is MS discordance in 70 percent of monozygote twin MS cases, scientists have suspected that both environmental effects and genetic components contribute to MS development.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Recently, however, genetic (DNA) and epigenetic (DNA methylation or imprinting) differences between monozygote twins have been described.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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