Genetic Vitamin D Deficiency Linked To Multiple Sclerosis.

reports on a new study published Aug. 25 in PLoS that found people with a genetic predisposition for lower levels of vitamin D “were twice as likely to develop MS than those whose levels were normal.” However, the study does not provide any information about whether vitamin D affects the course of MS after its onset. BBC News (8/26) reports that based on the results of the same study, scientists have begun testing to determine whether giving vitamin D to patients with MS will prevent the onset and/or the progression the disease. https://mail.google.com/_/scs/mail-static/_/js/k=gmail.main.en.BuI8aoKL9jQ.O/m=m_i,t,it/am=PiMeApj79_4g1hkA7dIHKuy9_353SfGzz-N_9yaAZK8A_m_2_wD-D96LvpA/rt=h/d=1/t=zcms/rs=AHGWq9DnvcXPm_xwT-YfxAlDF9p3BvmBJw