Humans have thousands of immune system genes, and they interact with one another in complex ways; some, for instance, control others. (scientificamerican.com)
To see whether these reactions have a genetic basis, the researchers looked at a wide array of immune system genes. (sciencemag.org)
Now, three studies by researchers in Europe and the United States implicate a pair of immune system genes in the nerve - eroding illness. (sciencemag.org)