Ethnicity and multiple sclerosis - moving beyond preconceptions
Historically, multiple sclerosis (MS) was thought to be substantially more common in individuals from European ancestral backgrounds. Recent studies have challenged this preconception, with a concerning increase in incidence in Black British and African American individuals. In this review we provid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Whitehouse Publishing
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation |
| Online Access: | https://acnr.co.uk/2021/06/ethnicity-and-ms/ |
| Summary: | Historically, multiple sclerosis (MS) was thought to be substantially more common in individuals from European ancestral backgrounds. Recent studies have challenged this preconception, with a concerning increase in incidence in Black British and African American individuals. In this review we provide a brief overview of the evidence for ethnic variation in MS risk, summarise potential explanations for this variation, and illustrate how these observations could be used to provide potential insights into disease biology. |
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| ISSN: | 1473-9348 2397-267X |