Obesity and HLA in multiple sclerosis
Weighty matters
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- First Published February 5, 2014.
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Author Disclosures
- Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD and
- Christopher A. Beck, PhD
- Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD and
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Neurology, Editorial Board, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, Editorial Board
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Received support as site Principal Investigator for clinical trials from Sanofi-Aventis (2007-2013)
Received support as principal investigator from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2010-2014), the Public Health Agency of Canada (2010-2014).
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Received support as principal investigator from Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (2009-2016), and as co-principal investigator from Multiple Sclerosis Scientific Foundation (2009-2014). Received support from Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (2004-2009, 2011-2013).
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- Christopher A. Beck, PhD
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(1) American Academy of Neurology, biostatistical reviewer for Neurology.
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(1) Amarin, (2) Guidant Corporation, (3) Boston Scientific Corporation, (4) Auspex Pharmaceuticals
(1) National Institutes of Health, R01 NS046487-05, Biostatistician, 2004-2010, (2) National Institutes of Health, P50 AR054041, Biostatistician, 2006-2017, (3) National Institutes of Health, R01 NS060022-03, Biostatistician, 2007-2011, (4) National Institutes of Health, R01 NS045686-04, Biostatistician, 2004-2010, (5) National Institutes of Health, R01 ES008442-09S1, Biostatistician, 2009-2010, (6) National Institutes of Health, U01 NS050095-04, Biostatistician, 2004-2009, (7) National Institutes of Health, R21 CA119112-02, Biostatistician, 2007-2009, (8) National Institutes of Health, R01 HD057977-02, Biostatistician, 2009-2014, (9) National Institutes of Health, U01 HL096607, Biostatistician, 2010-2015, (10) FDA, FD003908, Biostatistician, 2011-2015,
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(1) CHDI Foundation, Inc., (2) National Parkinson Foundation
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (R.A.M.), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; and the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (C.A.B.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY.
- Correspondence to Dr. Marrie: rmarrie{at}hsc.mb.ca
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