Parity is associated with long-term differences in DNA methylation at genes related to neural plasticity in multiple sclerosis
Abstract Background Pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis (wwMS) is associated with a reduction of long-term disability progression. The mechanism that drives this effect is unknown, but converging evidence suggests a role for epigenetic mechanisms altering immune and/or central nervous system...
Main Authors: | Maria Pia Campagna, Alexandre Xavier, Jim Stankovich, Vicki E. Maltby, Mark Slee, Wei Z. Yeh, Trevor Kilpatrick, Rodney J. Scott, Helmut Butzkueven, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Rodney A. Lea, Vilija G. Jokubaitis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-02-01
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Series: | Clinical Epigenetics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-023-01438-4 |
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