Causes of multiple scelerosis: A functional genomics approach (Old ID 21267)

Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation
Margaret Jordan
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that damages the brain and spinal cord and can cause numbness, muscle weakness, difficulties with coordination and balance, problems with speech and swallowing, visual problems, fatigue and bladder and bowel difficulties. After a worldwide effort, a large number of multiple sclerosis genes have been localised in the human genome. This project examines two of these genes in more detail with the aim of identifying exactly how they contribute to the risk of developing MS.

Date

01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2016

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Multiple Sclerosis;Autoimmunity;Susceptibiity genes;Animal model;Innate immunity

Funding Body

Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation

Amount

22000

Project Team

Alan Baxter;Adrian Gemiarto