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Having glandular fever, also known as infectious mononucleosis, before your twenties could put you at a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life, according to Swedish research. Previous research has suggested this link might be partially explained by genetic factors which run in families and can make people more susceptible to infection, so the researchers took these sorts of family factors into account. They found the link between glandular fever and MS was still clear and say this suggests it is less likely that greater susceptibility to infection is the explanation for this link.
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