title: [Clinical and epidemiological peculiarities of multiple sclerosis in patients with different level of essential and toxic chemicals in blood serum].
abstract: Multiple sclerosis as it seen presently is a disease determined by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors are some chronic infections and living in ecological hazard areas. In this aspect, the authors review a role of metals which remains unclear so far. The paper presents the data on the effects of zinc, cadmium, lead and copper on the multiple sclerosis course.
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Spirin
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kachura
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ershov
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Dzhurko
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Shitov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002104:Cadmium / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D020260:Heavy Metal Poisoning, Nervous System / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc