title: Autoimmune disease prevalence in a multiple sclerosis cohort in Argentina.
abstract: Background. Comorbid autoimmune diseases in MS patients have been studied extensively with controversial results. Moreover, no such data exists for Latin-American MS patients. Methods. We conducted a case-control study aimed to establish the prevalence of autoimmune disorders in a cohort of Argentinean MS patients. Results. There were no significant differences in autoimmune disease prevalence in MS patients with respect to controls. The presence of one or more autoimmune disorders did not increase risk of MS (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.6-1.3). Discussion. Our results indicate absence of increased comorbid autoimmune disease prevalence in MS patients, as well as of increased risk of MS in patients suffering from other autoimmune disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Institute for Neurological Research Dr. Raúl Carrea, FLENI, Montañeses 2325, 1428 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Mauricio F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Farez
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Institute for Neurological Research Dr. Raúl Carrea, FLENI, Montañeses 2325, 1428 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina ; Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Avenida Córdoba 2351, 1428 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: María E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Balbuena Aguirre
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Institute for Neurological Research Dr. Raúl Carrea, FLENI, Montañeses 2325, 1428 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Institute for Neurological Research Dr. Raúl Carrea, FLENI, Montañeses 2325, 1428 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Alejandro A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Institute for Neurological Research Dr. Raúl Carrea, FLENI, Montañeses 2325, 1428 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4756-9889
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Correale