Letter: Depression is not a 'flaw in my character'

Saturday 14 June 1997 23:02 BST

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The Multiple Sclerosis Society has not, as you suggest, turned its back on funding virology research. The prevailing theory is that MS is an auto-immune disease in which both genetics and environment play a part. It is widely considered that viruses may be among factors which trigger the condition.

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Peter Cardy

The Multiple Sclerosis Society

London SW6

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