Is Geo-Environmental Exposure a Risk Factor for Multiple Sclerosis? A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in South-Western Sardinia

BACKGROUND: South-Western Sardinia (SWS) is a high risk area for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with high prevalence and spatial clustering; its population is genetically representative of Sardinians and presents a peculiar environment. We evaluated the MS environmental risk of specific heavy metals (HM) a...

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Autores principales: Monti, Maria Cristina, Guido, Davide, Montomoli, Cristina, Sardu, Claudia, Sanna, Alessandro, Pretti, Salvatore, Lorefice, Lorena, Marrosu, Maria Giovanna, Valera, Paolo, Cocco, Eleonora
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27669512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163313

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