ArticleAdvanced biomedical research2015
Preliminary analysis of month of birth in Iranian/Isfahan patients with multiple sclerosis.
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- Season of birth and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2020Pooled it
- Vitamin D in early life and later risk of multiple sclerosis-A systematic review, meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Multiple sclerosis in Iran: An epidemiological update with focus on air pollution debate.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2021Review
- A review on potential roles of vitamins in incidence, progression, and improvement of multiple sclerosis.eNeurologicalSci · 2018Review
- Assessment of Biochemical and Densitometric Markers of Calcium-Phosphate Metabolism in the Groups of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Selected due to the Serum Level of Vitamin DBioMed research international · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious publications reported that an individual's month of birth (MOB) might have an important correlation to that consequent risk of multiple sclerosis (MS).
aimThe aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the distribution of different MOBs inpatients with MS in Isfahan, Iran. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis investigation was conducted to the Isfahan Neurosciences Research Centre. 1283 patients with MS were studied. Clinical data were recorded in d-Base and analyzed using SPSS (version 18) for Windows.
resultsOf the total population studied there were 979 females and 304 males. The mean age of all the patients was 34.6 years (range 10-87 years). Within the total population, the MOBs in the 62% of patients were in the season's spring and summer, and in 38% of patients they were in the season's autumn and winter. As the MOB might be recognized to have a bearing on an individual's risk of contracting MS, the highest and lowest correlations seem to be linked with April, September, May (↑), and November (↓), respectively.
conclusionsThe seasonal relationship between MOBs and MS risk might be pointed toward a potential function for vitamin D throughout pregnancy or the early life of the newborn. Further studies are needed to confirm these correlations.
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