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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
Abstract excerpt
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 of a prevalence gradient within the island. OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Co. Wexford...
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