Vitamin D genes influence MS relapses in children.
Jennifer S GravesLisa F BarcellosLauren KruppAnita BelmanXiaorong ShaoHong QuachJanace HartTanuja ChitinisBianca Weinstock-GuttmanGregory AaenLeslie BensonMark GormanBenjamin GreenbergTimothy LotzeMar SoeJayne NessMoses RodriguezJohn RoseTeri SchreinerJan-Mendelt TillemaAmy WaldmanT Charles CasperEmmanuelle WaubantPublished in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2019)
The vitDGRS identifies children at greater risk of relapse. These findings support a causal role for vitamin D in MS course.