Open AccessVitamin D Status During Pregnancy and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis in Offspring of Women in the Finnish Maternity Cohort
Author(s) -
Kassandra L. Munger,
Julia Åivo,
Kira Hongell,
Merja SoiluHänninen,
HeljäMarja Surcel,
Alberto Ascherio
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.4800
Subject(s) - offspring , pregnancy , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , obstetrics , cohort study , cohort , gestation , multiple sclerosis , vitamin d deficiency , prospective cohort study , nested case control study , biology , immunology , genetics
Vitamin D has been associated with a decreased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in adulthood; however, some, but not all, previous studies have suggested that in utero vitamin D exposure may be a risk factor for MS later in life.
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