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Familial risk of multiple sclerosis: a nationwide cohort study.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 Oct 2005
Nielsen Nete Munk, Westergaard Tine, Rostgaard Klaus, Frisch Morten, Hjalgrim Henrik, Wohlfahrt Jan, Koch-Henriksen Nils, Melbye Mads
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is known to accumulate within families. The magnitude of the familial risk, however, remains uncertain. Using a nationwide MS register and other national registers, the authors estimated relative and absolute risks of MS in a population-based cohort that included 19,615 first-degree relatives of 8,205 Danish MS patients followed from 1968 to 1997. The ratio of observed to expected numbers...
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