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SUBMITTER: Graves J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4248458 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Graves Jennifer J Grandhe Siri S Weinfurtner Kelley K Krupp Lauren L Belman Anita A Chitnis Tanuja T Ness Jayne J Weinstock-Guttman Bianca B Gorman Mark M Patterson Marc M Rodriguez Moses M Lotze Tim T Aaen Gregory G Mowry Ellen M EM Rose John W JW Simmons Timothy T Casper T Charles TC James Judith J Waubant Emmanuelle E
Neurology 20141022 21
<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether early environmental factors, such as cesarean delivery, breastfeeding, and exposure to smoking or herpes viruses, are associated with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) risk in children.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a case-control study of pediatric NMO, multiple sclerosis (MS), and healthy subjects. Early-life exposures were obtained by standardized questionnaire. Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus 1 antibody responses were determined by ELISA ...[more]