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Latitudinal variation in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Ireland, an effect of genetic diversity.

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Apr 2004

McGuigan C, McCarthy A, Quigley C, Bannan L, Hawkins S A, Hutchinson M

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BACKGROUND: Northern Ireland has a high and rising prevalence rate of multiple sclerosis (MS). The most recent survey in 1996 found a rate of 168.7/100 000. Recorded prevalence rates for the south of Ireland, including County Wexford, have been markedly lower and seemed to suggest the existence o...

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PMID: 15026499
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.012666
PMCID: PMC1739004

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