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Why multiplesclerosis doesn't affect peripheral nervous system eventhough they also have myelin?
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∙ 9y ago
The interaction of the destruction of the myelin sheaths and remyelination is not yet fully understood. The lesions and scarring of the nerve tissue seem to mainly occur in the CNS, with the autoimmune process largely ignoring the peripheral nervous system.
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