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. 1977 Aug;40(8):729–735. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.40.8.729

Multiple sclerosis in Coloured South Africans

Frances R Ames 1, Steven Louw 1
PMCID: PMC492825  PMID: 925691

Abstract

Detailed case histories of seven Coloured South Africans with multiple sclerosis are presented; the summary of one South African-born Indian is included. Apart from an isolated case report in 1947, this is the first time that multiple sclerosis has been reported in detail in this South African racial group. All the Coloured patients presented for the first time during the last 12 years.

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