Latitudinal variation in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Ireland, an effect of genetic diversity

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 572-576

  McGuigan, C ^a   McCarthy, A ^a   Quigley, C ^b   Bannan, L ^d   Hawkins, S A ^c   Hutchinson, M ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b WEXFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LETTERKENNY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORTHERN IRELAND; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 1642483008     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.012666     Document Type: Article

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