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Cigarette smoking and risk of MS in multiplex families.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Nov 2009
Jafari Naghmeh, Hoppenbrouwers Ilse A, Hop Wim C J, Breteler Monique M B, Hintzen Rogier Q
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies suggest that a history of cigarette smoking is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). We aimed to test the smoking effect in multiplex families, matching for both environmental and genetic factors. In a matched case-control study, 136 MS patients from 106 multiplex MS families...
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