JK Rowling has donated STG15.3 million ($A27.5 million) to support research into the treatment of multiple sclerosis and similar conditions at a centre named after her late mother.
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The Harry Potter author's investment will also be used to help create new facilities at the University of Edinburgh's Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic.
It was set up following a previous donation from Rowling in 2010 and is named in memory of her mother, who died with the condition at the age of 45.
"When the Anne Rowling Clinic was first founded, none of us could have predicted the incredible progress that would be made in the field of regenerative neurology, with the clinic leading the charge," Rowling said on Wednesday.
"I am delighted to now support the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic into a new phase of discovery and achievement as it realises its ambition to create a legacy of better outcomes for generations of people with MS and non-MS neurodegenerative diseases."
The clinic is a care and research facility focusing on MS and neurological conditions with the aim of bringing more clinical studies and trials to patients.
Rowling's gift will also support research projects focusing on the invisible disabilities experienced by people living with MS - such as cognitive impairment and pain.
Australian Associated Press