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Abstract
Puberty occurs over several years and is a time of major sex hormone changes. These changes impact many physiological functions including immune system maturation. This review details the current understanding of the impact of puberty on the risk to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) and the age at which it occurs, as well as its effect on the risk of relapses.Entities:
Keywords: Pediatric MS; disease course; puberty; susceptibility
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29307289 DOI: 10.1177/1352458517737393
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mult Scler ISSN: 1352-4585 Impact factor: 6.312