Childhood obesity and risk of pediatric multiple sclerosis and clinically isolated syndrome
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- Received June 25, 2012
- Accepted October 4, 2012
- First Published January 30, 2013.
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Author Disclosures
- Annette Langer-Gould, MD, PhD,
- Sonu M. Brara, MD,
- Brandon E. Beaber, MD and
- Corinna Koebnick, PhD
- Annette Langer-Gould, MD, PhD,
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I am a site PI for the Biogen-Idec sponsored STRATIFY-2 study
My husband was an VA employee and received grant support from the VA. He also currently receives grant support from the NIH and NCI
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- Sonu M. Brara, MD,
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- Brandon E. Beaber, MD and
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1) Funding for travel to the American Academy of Neurology conference in 2012 arrange through kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center neurology residency program. $500 award. 2) Recipient of the Foundation of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Scholarship ($3,000 scholarship for the CMSC meeting in San Diego in late April, 2012).
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- Corinna Koebnick, PhD
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney, Disorders (NIDDK, R21DK085395, PI: Koebnick), 2010-2012
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Kaiser Permanente Direct Community Benefit Funds
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- From the Department of Research & Evaluation (A.L.-G., C.K.), Kaiser Permanente of Southern California, Pasadena; and the Neurology Department (A.L.-G., S.M.B., B.E.B.), Los Angeles Medical Center, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Harbor City.
- Correspondence to Dr. Langer-Gould: Annette.M.Langer-Gould{at}kp.org
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- Vitamin D: a link between childhood obesity and paediatric multiple sclerosis
- Julia Pakpoor, Medical student, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics and Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unitjulia.pakpoor@medschool.ox.ac.uk
- Julia Pakpoor, Oxford, UK; Jina Pakpoor, Cambridge, UK
Submitted February 12, 2013
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