Researchers Discover Subsets Of Immune Cells, Genes That May Play Role In MS And Other Immune-Mediated Diseases

Multiple Sclerosis News Today (7/16, Wexler) reports, “Using a newly developed molecular analysis, a research team has discovered previously unknown subsets of immune cells and genes that may play a role in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other immune-mediated diseases.” The study “found that many of the genes controlled by enhancers in helper T-cells also were identified in prior GWAS [genome-wide association studies] as linked with MS and other immune diseases.” The findings were published in Science.