Mohammad Hossein Harirchian1, Farzad Fatehi1, Payam Sarraf1, Niyaz Mohammadzadeh Honarvar2, Sama Bitarafan3. 1. Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cellular and Molecular Nutrition Department, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: Bitarafan@sina.tums.ac.ir.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Several studies have suggested that the existence of a history of multiple sclerosis (MS) in family, is one of the predisposing factors for MS. Based on our knowledge, the review and estimation of the prevalence of familial multiple sclerosis (FMS) in the world has not been reported up to now. This study is a systematic review and a meta-analysis of FMS prevalence in the world. METHODS: Two researchers searched "epidemiology" or "prevalence" or "incidence" and "familial multiple sclerosis" as relevant keywords in international databases such as PubMed, web of science and Scopus up to 2016. MedCalc Version 15.8 was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of FMS. (PROSPERO ID = CRD42016033016) RESULTS: From the 184 total articles found from 1954 to 2016, we pooled and analyzed the data of 17 final eligible studies, according to the inclusion criteria. The prevalence of FMS was estimated as 12.6% within a total sample size of 14,619 MS patients in the world as of 95% confidence interval (CI: 9.6-15.9). CONCLUSION: We detected significant heterogeneity from Hungary to Saskatchewan for FMS prevalence that was not latitude and ethnicity dependent. This highlighted the accumulation effects of genetic and environment on FMS prevalence. Pooled prevalence of FMS in MS population was calculated 12.6% by random effect in the world.
BACKGROUND: Several studies have suggested that the existence of a history of multiple sclerosis (MS) in family, is one of the predisposing factors for MS. Based on our knowledge, the review and estimation of the prevalence of familial multiple sclerosis (FMS) in the world has not been reported up to now. This study is a systematic review and a meta-analysis of FMS prevalence in the world. METHODS: Two researchers searched "epidemiology" or "prevalence" or "incidence" and "familial multiple sclerosis" as relevant keywords in international databases such as PubMed, web of science and Scopus up to 2016. MedCalc Version 15.8 was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of FMS. (PROSPERO ID = CRD42016033016) RESULTS: From the 184 total articles found from 1954 to 2016, we pooled and analyzed the data of 17 final eligible studies, according to the inclusion criteria. The prevalence of FMS was estimated as 12.6% within a total sample size of 14,619 MS patients in the world as of 95% confidence interval (CI: 9.6-15.9). CONCLUSION: We detected significant heterogeneity from Hungary to Saskatchewan for FMS prevalence that was not latitude and ethnicity dependent. This highlighted the accumulation effects of genetic and environment on FMS prevalence. Pooled prevalence of FMS in MS population was calculated 12.6% by random effect in the world.
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