Vitamin D and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
<h4>Background</h4>Observational studies have demonstrated an association between decreased vitamin D level and risk of multiple sclerosis (MS); however, it remains unclear whether this relationship is causal. We undertook a Mendelian randomization (MR) study to evaluate whether genetica...
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| Main Authors: | Lauren E Mokry, Stephanie Ross, Omar S Ahmad, Vincenzo Forgetta, George Davey Smith, David Goltzman, Aaron Leong, Celia M T Greenwood, George Thanassoulis, J Brent Richards |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001866 |
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