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Transfer-factor therapy in multiple sclerosis
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Transfer-factor therapy in multiple sclerosis

P O Behan, W F Durward, I D Melville, A P McGeorge and W M Behan
The Lancet (British edition), Vol.1(7967), pp.988-990
1976-05-08
PMID: 57441

Abstract

Multiple Sclerosis - cerebrospinal fluid Humans Middle Aged Male Clinical Trials as Topic Multiple Sclerosis - therapy Transfer Factor - therapeutic use Adolescent Multiple Sclerosis - immunology Adult Female Immunoglobulin G - analysis Evaluation Studies as Topic
The effect of transfer factor prepared from relatives of patients with multiple sclerosis (M.S.) and from unrelated donors on the clinical course of M.S. has been studied in fifteen male and fifteen female patients. Some patients were given transfer factor and some placebo (physiological saline). Results of three independent clinical examinations by different neurologists and subjective assessments by the patients showed no difference between those given transfer factor and those given placebo.

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