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Interaction between adolescent obesity and HLA risk genes in the etiology of multiple sclerosis

2014; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 82; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1212/wnl.0000000000000203

1526-632X

Anna Karin Hedström, Izaura Lima Bomfim, Lisa F. Barcellos, Milena Gianfrancesco, Catherine Schaefer, Ingrid Kockum, Tomas Olsson, Lars Alfredsson,

Diabetes and associated disorders

We investigated potential interactions between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotype and body mass index (BMI) status in relation to the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS).