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MRI characteristics of familial and sporadic multiple sclerosis patients.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Aug 2013
Tipirneni Anita, Weinstock-Guttman Bianca, Ramanathan Murali, Abdelrahman Nadir, Hussein Sara, Hagemeier Jesper, Durfee Jacqueline, Teter Barbara E, Hojnacki David, Dwyer Michael G, Zivadinov Robert
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PURPOSE: To investigate the MRI characteristics in a large cohort of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with and without a family history of MS. METHODS: Enrolled in this prospective study were 758 consecutive MS patients (mean age 46.2 ± 10.1 years, disease duration 13.6 ± 9.2 years and EDSS 3.4 ± 2.1), of whom 477 had relapsing-remitting, 222 secondary-progressive, and 30 primary-progressive disease courses and...
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