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SUBMITTER: Farez MF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4142150 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Farez Mauricio F MF Balbuena Aguirre María E ME Varela Francisco F Köhler Alejandro A AA Correale Jorge J
Multiple sclerosis international 20140806
Background. Comorbid autoimmune diseases in MS patients have been studied extensively with controversial results. Moreover, no such data exists for Latin-American MS patients. Methods. We conducted a case-control study aimed to establish the prevalence of autoimmune disorders in a cohort of Argentinean MS patients. Results. There were no significant differences in autoimmune disease prevalence in MS patients with respect to controls. The presence of one or more autoimmune disorders did not incre ...[more]