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US 7,094,397 B2Granted
Methods and reagents for the treatment of multiple sclerosis
AssigneeVanderbilt Unversity
InventorsCharles W. Stratton, William M. Mitchell, Subramaniam Sriram
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Abstract
The invention features methods and reagents for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of multiple sclerosis. The invention is based in part on the discovery that Chlamydia is present in patients with multiple sclerosis, and that anti-chlamydial agents improve or sustain neurological function in these patients.
Claims15
A method of treating Multiple Sclerosis in a patient diagnosed to have Multiple Sclerosis, said method comprising orally administering a rifamycin to the individual in an amount effective to treat said Multiple Sclerosis.
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