Sammanfattning
Optic neuritis (ON) is associated with numerous immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, but 50% patients are ultimately diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Differentiating MS-ON from non-MS-ON acutely is challenging but important; non-MS ON often requires urgent immunosuppression to preserve vision. Using data from the United Kingdom Biobank we showed that combining an MS-genetic risk score (GRS) with demographic risk factors (age, sex) significantly improved MS prediction in undifferentiated ON; one standard deviation of MS-GRS increased the Hazard of MS 1.3-fold (95% confidence interval 1.07–1.55, P
Originalspråk | engelska |
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Artikelnummer | 1415 |
Tidskrift | Nature Communications |
Volym | 15 |
Nummer | 1 |
Antal sidor | 13 |
ISSN | 2041-1723 |
DOI | |
Status | Publicerad - 2024 |
MoE-publikationstyp | A1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad |
Vetenskapsgrenar
- 1184 Genetik, utvecklingsbiologi, fysiologi