Is sporadic MS caused by an infection of adolescence and early adulthood? A case-control study of birth order position
| Autor: | A D Sadovnick, George C. Ebers, L. Hashimoto, J.P.C. Gaudet |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Multiple Sclerosis Adolescent Communicable Diseases Early adulthood Epidemiology Medicine Humans Socioeconomic status Family Characteristics business.industry Multiple sclerosis Case-control study General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Pedigree Birth order Position (obstetrics) Neurology Case-Control Studies Etiology Neurology (clinical) Birth Order business |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | Birth order position was examined in 164 cases with sporadic multiple sclerosis (MS), i.e. no other family members with MS, and spousal controls, matched for sibship size, socioeconomic status and opposite sex. The results did not find an association between birth order position and the subsequent development of MS and thus do not support the concept of an infectious cause for MS where "early exposure" is protective and exposure to the infection is a single event of short duration. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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