Journal of Neurology
Volume 257, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 667-668

Prevalence of MS in Iranian Immigrants to British Columbia, Canada (Letter)

Guimond C. , Dyment D.A. , Ramagopalan S.V. , Giovannoni G. , Criscuoli M. , Yee I.M. , Ebers G.C. , Sadovnick A.D.
  • a Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • b Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • c Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • d Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts, London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
  • e Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • f Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • g Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • h Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, VCHA, UBC Hospital, University of British Columbia, G920 Detwiller Pavilion, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada

Abstract

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Index Keywords

immigrant multiple sclerosis Letter human risk assessment middle aged Vitamin D priority journal Iran Young Adult Humans Heterozygote Detection Adolescent smoking male Canada environmental factor consanguinity female risk factor sun exposure prevalence HLA DR antigen Retrospective Studies genetic susceptibility adult Epstein Barr virus Emigration and Immigration ethnicity onset age British Columbia Child

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DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5417-7
ISSN: 03405354
Cited by: 14
Original Language: English