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Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

Kassandra L. Munger, Lynn I. Levin, Bruce W. Hollis, Noel S. Howard, Alberto Ascherio

JAMA · 2006 · 1.9K citations · 32 references

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Abstract

The results of our study suggest that high circulating levels of vitamin D are associated with a lower risk of multiple sclerosis.

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New diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: Guidelines for research protocols

Charles M. Poser, Donald W. Paty, Labe C. Scheinberg et al. · Annals of Neurology · 1983 · 7.4K citations

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Toll-Like Receptor Triggering of a Vitamin D-Mediated Human Antimicrobial Response

Philip T. Liu, Steffen Stenger, Huiying Li et al. · Science · 2006 · 3.9K citations

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Intake of vitamin D and risk of type 1 diabetes: a birth-cohort study

Elina Hyppönen, Esa Läärä, Antti Reunanen et al. · The Lancet · 2001 · 1.9K citations

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Loss of Functional Suppression by CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Vissia Viglietta, Clare Baecher‐Allan, Howard L. Weiner et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2004 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Influence of Season and Latitude on the Cutaneous Synthesis of Vitamin D<sub>3</sub>: Exposure to Winter Sunlight in Boston and Edmonton Will Not Promote Vitamin D<sub>3</sub>Synthesis in Human Skin*

Ann R. Webb, Loren Kline, Michael F. Holick · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1988 · 1.7K citations

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