Multiple sclerosis is
A) a type IV hypersensitivity disease in which cytotoxic T cells attack the myelin sheath of neurons.
B) a genetic birth defect of the nervous system.
C) a type II hypersensitivity to the myelin of neurons.
D) the formation of antibodies against transplanted tissue.
E) a neurological disease due to the accumulation of immune complexes in nerves.

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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the myelin sheath of neurons, resulting in the destruction of nerve tissue. It is a type IV hypersensitivity reaction in which cytotoxic T cells attack the myelin sheath.

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