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Published on: December 9, 2015
High serum concentration of vitamin D may protect against multiple sclerosis
Martin Biström1, Lucia Alonso-Magdalena2, Oluf Andersen3
1Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå University, Sweden.
Background:
High 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations have been associated with a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis, with indications of a stronger effect among young individuals.
Objective:
Investigate the 25-hydroxyvitamin D association with multiple sclerosis and test if this association is age dependent.
Methods:
Prospectively drawn blood samples from individuals later developing relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and controls matched for biobank, sex, age and date of sampling, were analysed with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
Results:
High levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (top quintile) were associated with a reduced multiple sclerosis risk (odds ratio 0.68, 95% confidence interval 0.50-0.93).
Conclusion:
These findings further support a role for vitamin D in MS aetiology.
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