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Vitamin D in early life and later risk of multiple sclerosis—A systematic review, meta-analysis

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  • Kamila Ismailova
  • Pratiksha Poudel
  • Alexandr Parlesak
  • Peder Frederiksen
  • Berit L Heitmann

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The study examined results from previous studies of early life vitamin D exposure and risk of MS in adulthood, including studies on season or month of birth and of migration. A systematic review was conducted using PubMed and Web of Science databases as well as checking references cited in articles. The quality of studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale and the AMSTAR score. Twenty-eight studies were selected for analysis. Of these, six population studies investigated early life vitamin D exposure and risk of MS, and three found inverse while the remaining found no associations. A consistent seasonal tendency for MS seemed evident from 11/15 studies, finding a reduced occurrence of MS for Northern hemisphere children who were born late autumn, and late fall for children born in the Southern hemisphere. This was also confirmed by pooled analysis of 6/15 studies. Results of the migration studies showed an increased risk of MS if migration from high to low-MS-risk areas had occurred after age 15 years, while risk of MS was reduced for those migrating earlier in life (

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  • Kamila Ismailova & Pratiksha Poudel & Alexandr Parlesak & Peder Frederiksen & Berit L Heitmann, 2019. "Vitamin D in early life and later risk of multiple sclerosis—A systematic review, meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(8), pages 1-18, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0221645
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221645
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