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Congenital abnormalities and Multiple Sclerosis

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:40 pm
by MSUK
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Abstract (provisional)

Background
There is a strong maternal parent-of-origin effect in determining susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS). One hypothesis is that an abnormal intrauterine milieu leading to impaired fetal development could plausibly also result in increased susceptibility to MS. A possible marker for this intrauterine insult is the presence of a non-fatal congenital anomaly.... Read More- http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/1891