The relation between Vitamin D deficiency and Multiple sclerosis
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2018-07-03
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faculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical University
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The risk of MS is determined by genetic and environmental factors. One of the latter is vitamin D deficiency,
which has attracted increased attention in the last decade.The first study show that the birth month is correlated
with MS risk, and the second study concluded that vitamin D status affect the risk of MS and the third study show
the association between maternal dietary vitamin D intake and risk of MS.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, and demyelinating disorder that affects the CNS. Multiple
sclerosis is a common neurologic disorder; the estimated number of individuals with MS has increased from 2.1
million in 2008 to 2.3 million in 2013. The risk of MS is determined by genetic and environmental factors. One of
the latter is vitamin D deficiency, which has attracted increased attention in the last decade. Vitamin D can be
obtained from food, such as fatty fish, fortified foods, and vitamin supplements
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