Shared genetic factors may not explain the raised risk of comorbid inflammatory diseases in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1430-1436

  Roshanisefat, H ^a   Bahmanyar, S ^a,d   Hillert, J ^a   Olsson, T ^a   Montgomery, S ^a,b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Golestan University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

autoimmune; genetic; Human leukocyte antigen; immune mediated; multiple sclerosis; parents

Indexed keywords

ADDISON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ECZEMA; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PEMPHIGOID; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PSORIASIS; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 84866977350     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512438240     Document Type: Article

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