The month of birth effect in multiple sclerosis: systematic review, meta-analysis and effect of latitude.

BACKGROUND: Month of birth has previously been described as a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). This has been hypothesised to be related to maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy, although conclusive evidence to support this is lacking. To date, no large studies of latitudinal variation...

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Main Authors: Dobson, R, Giovannoni, G, Ramagopalan, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013

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