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SUBMITTER: Schreiner TL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3619698 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of central nervous system disease 20120103
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, immune-mediated, demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system with a heterogeneous clinical presentation and pathology in which activated lymphocytes play an important role in mediating tissue damage. Until recently, all first line therapies for MS were injectable. Several oral medications have been studied for preventative treatment of MS. Cladribine (2-chlorodeoxyadenosine) is a purine nucleoside analog that has been used for the treat ...[more]