Multiple sclerosis is linked to nerve (brain or spinal cord) damage. In MS, the body's defence system reacts against its own myelin - the 'insulation' that surrounds nerve fibres. When myelin is damaged, the messages between the brain and other parts of the body are disrupted. This is what causes the symptoms of MS. Avonex seems to work by stopping the body's defence system from attacking the myelin.
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