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Multiple sclerosis in the Iranian immigrant population of BC, Canada: prevalence and risk factors.

Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Aug 2014

Guimond Colleen, Lee Joshua D, Ramagopalan Sreeram V, Dyment David A, Hanwell Heather, Giovannoni Gavin, Criscuoli Maria, Yee Irene M, Vorobeychik Galina, Ebers George C, Sadovnick A Dessa

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BACKGROUND: There is a well-documented increase in the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) when migrating from a region of low prevalence to one of high prevalence. OBJECTIVE: We present here an investigation of MS prevalence and candidate environmental and genetic risk factors among Iranian immigrants to British Columbia (BC), Canada. METHODS: MS cases of Iranian ancestry were ascertained from a population-based...

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PMID: 24414537
DOI: 10.1177/1352458513519179

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