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Multicenter Study
. 2014 May;35(5):789-91.
doi: 10.1007/s10072-014-1650-7. Epub 2014 Feb 11.

Familial clustering in Italian progressive-onset and bout-onset multiple sclerosis

Clara Guaschino  1 , Federica Esposito, Giuseppe Liberatore, Bruno Colombo, Pietro Annovazzi, Emanuele D'Amico, Paola Cavalla, Elisabetta Capello, Ruggero Capra, Daniela Galimberti, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Luigi Grimaldi; PROGRESSO Group; PROGEMUS Group; Maurizio Leone, Sandra D'Alfonso, Vittorio Martinelli, Giancarlo Comi, Filippo Martinelli-Boneschi
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Multicenter Study

Familial clustering in Italian progressive-onset and bout-onset multiple sclerosis

Clara Guaschino et al. Neurol Sci. 2014 May.

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease triggered by environmental and genetic agents, and clinically characterized by bout onset (BOMS) or progressive onset (PrMS). We collected clinical and familial aggregation data in a cohort of 518 Italian PrMS patients, and compared with 400 BOMS cases. An increased prevalence of MS in first-degree relatives of Italian PrMS was found. Familial aggregation is not influenced by probands' clinical course, and there is no disease course concordance within MS families. These data are useful in counseling MS patients affected with different clinical courses of the disease.

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