Born predict sclerosis

Susceptibility to multiple sclerosis depends on the date of birth, doctors say. Much more often the disease develops in people who were born in the spring .

The researchers attributed this phenomenon to the presence of gene HLA-DRB1 . On the basis of the University of California (USA) conducted the interaction of the gene and the environment, and its impact on the emergence and development of multiple sclerosis. We studied the genome of the inhabitants of Sweden, Norway and Canada.

It was established that the presence of this gene greatly increases the risk of disease. Research results have confirmed that HLA-DRB1   It is more common in people born in the spring. According to experts, the reason lies in the influence of genes on the development of vitamin D. The level of its production in the body depends on the time of year. With a lack of vitamin in the body of a pregnant woman repeatedly increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis in the future of children who were born in the spring.

Doctors say that to reduce the risk of disease is possible if vitamin D supplements in the diet of pregnant women and children up to 5 years.

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