Evidence for a causal relationship between low vitamin D, high BMI, and pediatric-onset MS

Conclusions:
We provide evidence supporting independent and causal effects of decreased vitamin D levels and increased BMI on susceptibility to pediatric-onset MS.

Source: Neurology - April 24, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Gianfrancesco, M. A., Stridh, P., Rhead, B., Shao, X., Xu, E., Graves, J. S., Chitnis, T., Waldman, A., Lotze, T., Schreiner, T., Belman, A., Greenberg, B., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Aaen, G., Tillema, J. M., Hart, J., Caillier, S., Ness, J., Harris, Y., Rub Tags: All Pediatric, Multiple sclerosis, Case control studies, Risk factors in epidemiology, All Genetics ARTICLE Source Type: research