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Oral Contraceptive Use and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Sena, A; Couderc, R; Vasconcelos, J; Ferret-Sena, V; Pedrosa, RExperimental and clinical data suggest a role of sex steroids in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Scant information is available about the potential effect of oral contraceptive (OC) use on the prognosis of the disease. We aimed to evaluate this. The study population consisted of 132 women with relapsing-remitting MS before receiving disease modifying treatment and a mean disease duration 6.2 (SD 5....
Apolipoprotein E Polymorphism Interacts with Cigarette Smoking in Progression o...
Sena, A; Couderc, R; Ferret-Sena, V; Pedrosa, R; Andrade, ML; Araujo, C; Roque, R; Cascais, MJ; Morais, MGBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The influence of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) polymorphism on clinical severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) is still controversial. Cigarette smoking has been suggested to influence the progression of disability in these patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether an interaction of smoking with the ApoE polymorphism influences the progression of disability in MS patients. METHODS:...