HLA-DRB1 and month of birth in multiple sclerosis.

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) displays a month-of-birth effect, with an excess of individuals being born in the spring and a deficit in the winter. This effect was shown to be more pronounced in familial cases of MS. In the present study, we investigated whether this month-of-birth associatio...

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Main Authors: Ramagopalan, S, Link, J, Byrnes, J, Dyment, D, Giovannoni, G, Hintzen, R, Sundqvist, E, Kockum, I, Smestad, C, Lie, B, Harbo, H, Padyukov, L, Alfredsson, L, Olsson, T, Sadovnick, A, Hillert, J, Ebers, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009