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Capacity building for timely diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and prevention of disability

US John E › Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences grant open #nih-1RF1TW013272-01

Summary

Abstract This application proposes to address priority areas for improvement in the care of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Colombia (a low-middle income country), which is a country with a population that is ancestrally and genetically diverse and whose region is in economic and research development. MS is an immune-mediated disease where geography, population differences play a role in disease risk and progression. The feasibility of our proposed project is supported by the success of the multi-center Alliance for Research in Hispanic MS (ARHMS; arhms.org) efforts that we spearheaded and have le

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