Body mass index during adolescence, rather than childhood, is critical in determining MS risk

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 878-883

  Hedstrom A K ^a   Olsson, T ^b   Alfredsson, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

gene environment interaction; HLA; Multiple sclerosis; obesity

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA DRB1 ANTIGEN; HLA A2 ANTIGEN; HLA-A*02 ANTIGEN; HLA-DRB1*15 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT OBESITY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FEMALE; HLA A GENE; HLA DRB1 GENE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; SMOKING; AGE; CHILD; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; ODDS RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HLA-A2 ANTIGEN; HLA-DRB1 CHAINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ODDS RATIO; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973442739     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458515603798     Document Type: Article

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