| Title |
The Causal Cascade to Multiple Sclerosis: A Model for MS Pathogenesis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2009
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0004565 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Douglas S. Goodin |
| Abstract |
MS pathogenesis seems to involve both genetic susceptibility and environmental risk factors. Three sequential factors are implicated in the environmental risk. The first acts near birth, the second acts during childhood, and the third acts long thereafter. Two candidate factors (vitamin D deficiency and Epstein-Barr viral infection) seem well suited to the first two environmental events. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 196 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 194 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 34 | 17% |
| Researcher | 22 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 10% |
| Other | 45 | 23% |
| Unknown | 34 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 28% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 27 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 39 | 20% |
| Unknown | 44 | 22% |