Prevalence of autoimmune diseases in MS patients and their relatives in Kerman
| Author | B Sadighi | en |
| Author | M Dalily | en |
| Issued Date | 2004-09-30 | en |
| Abstract | Abstract Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease. The etiology of MS is still unknown. Several studies were done to investigate the association between MS and autoimmune diseases, each of them had different result. Objective: This study tried to assess the prevalence of autoimmune disease among patients with multiple sclerosis and their relatives in kerman province. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out from January to June 2002 on 50 definit MS patients ( based on clinical and paraclinical criteria ) who refer to shafa hospital MS clinic and neurologic ward and 200 controls group matched for sex and age . Samples succecively arrived to study. Data were analyzed with chi-square and fischer exact tests. Findings: There was no meaningful difference between MS and autoimmune diseases in case and control groups (6% in case, 1% in control group, P | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis | en |
| Keyword | Autoimmune Disease | en |
| Keyword | Kerman | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Prevalence of autoimmune diseases in MS patients and their relatives in Kerman | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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