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High levels of maternal vitamin D may be protective against multiple sclerosis

Nature Reviews Neurology volume 7, page 302 (2011)Cite this article

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Mothers with higher dietary vitamin D intake ... had daughters with a lower risk of MS

Vitamin D intake has previously been linked to the etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS). Now, Fariba Mirzaei and her colleagues have shown that gestational levels of vitamin D might also confer a protective effect against the disease in the offspring.

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  1. Mirzaei, F. et al. Gestational vitamin D and the risk of multiple sclerosis in the offspring. Ann. Neurol. doi:10.1002/ana.22456

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Beal, E. High levels of maternal vitamin D may be protective against multiple sclerosis. Nat Rev Neurol 7, 302 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2011.69

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