Microsoft PowerPoint - Roche IR Event EULAR Final.ppt
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Multiple sclerosis<br />
An emerging therapeutic area for <strong>Roche</strong><br />
• MS is a common neurological disease affecting more<br />
than 1 million people worldwide<br />
• Multifocal inflammatory disease that damages the myelin<br />
of CNS and causes neurological impairment and,<br />
frequently, severe disability<br />
• Commonest cause of neurological disability in young and<br />
middle-aged adults<br />
• Prevalence of MS varies by geographical areas<br />
– high prevalence: Europe, Northern US, Canada, AUS<br />
– low prevalence: Japan and Africa<br />
• More common in women (2:1), Caucasians<br />
MRI allows clinicians to detect and<br />
follow pathological progression of<br />
disease & response to treatment<br />
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