Organic solvent exposure as a risk factor for multiple sclerosis: An updated review.

Organic solvent exposure as a risk factor for multiple sclerosis: An updated review. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2019 Oct 29;: Authors: Landtblom AM, Kristoffersson A, Boström I Abstract Organic solvents exposure has for a long time been suspected as a risk factor for developing multiple sclerosis. The evidence, containing case reports, case-control studies and cohort studies has been contradictory. An early meta-analysis, however, pointed to a doubled risk for MS. Recent major case-control studies confirm this, but also have elucidated the risk pattern, being dependent on another risk factor, i.e. smoking. PMID: 31676154 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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