Exercise as a therapy for improvement of walking ability in adults with multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis

M Pearson, G Dieberg, N Smart - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To quantify improvements in walking performance commonly observed in patients
with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), a systematic literature search and meta-analysis were …

The Swedish MS registry–clinical support tool and scientific resource

J Hillert, L Stawiarz - Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The Swedish MS registry (SMS reg) is designed to assure quality health care for patients
with multiple sclerosis (MS). It has been active since 2001 and web‐based since 2004. It …

Twin studies in multiple sclerosis: A meta-estimation of heritability and environmentality

C Fagnani, MC Neale, L Nisticò… - Multiple sclerosis …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Most twin studies of multiple sclerosis (MS) are inconclusive regarding the
impact of genes and environment on disease susceptibility. In particular, high uncertainty …

Is high socioeconomic status a risk factor for multiple sclerosis? A systematic review

R Goulden, T Ibrahim, C Wolfson - European journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
High socioeconomic status (SES) is generally associated with better health outcomes, but
some research has linked it with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). The evidence …

Identifying strains that contribute to complex diseases through the study of microbial inheritance

JJ Faith, JF Colombel… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
It has been 35 y since Carl Woese reported in PNAS how sequencing ribosomal RNA genes
could be used to distinguish the three domains of life on Earth. During the past decade, 16S …

Environmental factors in multiple sclerosis

V Pantazou, M Schluep, R Du Pasquier - La Presse Médicale, 2015 - Elsevier
Although multiple sclerosis (MS) is recognized as a disorder involving the immune system,
the interplay of environmental factors and individual genetic susceptibility seems to …

The role of environment and lifestyle in determining the risk of multiple sclerosis

AK Hedström, T Olsson, L Alfredsson - Emerging and Evolving Topics in …, 2015 - Springer
MS is a complex disease where both genetic and environmental factors contribute to
disease susceptibility. The substantially increased risk of developing MS in relatives of …

Genomic imprinting: a missing piece of the multiple sclerosis puzzle?

S Ruhrmann, P Stridh, L Kular, M Jagodic - The international journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Evidence for parent-of-origin effects in complex diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
strongly suggests a role for epigenetic mechanisms in their pathogenesis. In this review, we …

Targeting E pstein‐B arr virus infection as an intervention against multiple sclerosis

D Jons, P Sundström… - Acta Neurologica …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We here review contemporary data on genetic and environmental risk factors, particularly
Epstein‐Barr virus infection, for multiple sclerosis. There is an important immunogenetic …

Częstość występowania i rozmieszczenie stwardnienia rozsianego w Polsce i na świecie

A Guzik, A Kwolek - 2015 - repozytorium.ur.edu.pl
Stwardnienie rozsiane (sr) jest przewlekłą chorobą demielinizacyjną układu nerwowego
dotyczącą najczęściej młodych dorosłych z przewagą występowania wśród kobiet …