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October 25, 2016; 87 (17) Article

Physical activity and the incidence of multiple sclerosis

Kirsten S. Dorans, Jennifer Massa, Tanuja Chitnis, Alberto Ascherio, Kassandra L. Munger
First published September 28, 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003260
Kirsten S. Dorans
From the Departments of Epidemiology (K.S.D., A.A.) and Nutrition (J.M., A.A., K.L.M.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (K.S.D.), Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine (A.A.), and Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology (T.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Jennifer Massa
From the Departments of Epidemiology (K.S.D., A.A.) and Nutrition (J.M., A.A., K.L.M.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (K.S.D.), Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine (A.A.), and Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology (T.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Tanuja Chitnis
From the Departments of Epidemiology (K.S.D., A.A.) and Nutrition (J.M., A.A., K.L.M.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (K.S.D.), Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine (A.A.), and Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology (T.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Alberto Ascherio
From the Departments of Epidemiology (K.S.D., A.A.) and Nutrition (J.M., A.A., K.L.M.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (K.S.D.), Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine (A.A.), and Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology (T.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Kassandra L. Munger
From the Departments of Epidemiology (K.S.D., A.A.) and Nutrition (J.M., A.A., K.L.M.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (K.S.D.), Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine (A.A.), and Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology (T.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Physical activity and the incidence of multiple sclerosis
Kirsten S. Dorans, Jennifer Massa, Tanuja Chitnis, Alberto Ascherio, Kassandra L. Munger
Neurology Oct 2016, 87 (17) 1770-1776; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003260

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vol. 87 no. 17 1770-1776
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003260
PubMed: 
27683852

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received March 11, 2016
  • Accepted in final form July 6, 2016
  • First Published September 28, 2016.

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© 2016 American Academy of Neurology

Author Disclosures

    1. Kirsten S. Dorans, ScD,
    2. Jennifer Massa, ScD,
    3. Tanuja Chitnis, MD,
    4. Alberto Ascherio, MD, DrPH and
    5. Kassandra L. Munger, ScD
  1. Kirsten S. Dorans, ScD,
  2. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. (1) Non-profit: American Heart Association, Epidemiology and Prevention Early Career Travel Grant

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. (1) National Institutes of Health, T32 HL007575, Trainee, 2011-2016 (2) National Institutes of Health, R01NS046635, Received support from grant, 2012-2013

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. (1) Antarctic Science Ltd. (Spouse received funding in 2015. It is

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  3. Jennifer Massa, ScD,
  4. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  5. Tanuja Chitnis, MD,
  6. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. Dr. Chitnis has served on clinical trial advisory boards for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and Genzyme-Sanofi.

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. Dr. Chitnis has served as a one-time consultant for Biogen-Idec, Novartis, Genzyme-Sanofi and Genentech-Roche.

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. Dr. Chitnis receives research support from (1) EMD-Serono, (2) Novartis, (3) Biogen (4) Verily, in the form of Independent Investigator Awards.

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. Dr. Chitnis receives research support from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Peabody Foundation, the Consortium for MS Centers and the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation.

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  7. Alberto Ascherio, MD, DrPH and
  8. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. Michael J Fox Foundation 2005-present Bayer Healthcare 2014

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. Roche, speaker honorarium, 2012

    Editorial Boards:
    1. 1) Annals of Neurology, Associate Editor 2) Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Associate Editor 3) Journal of Parkinson Disease, Associate Editor

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NIH R01 NS061858; 2009-2014; Role: PI NIH R01 NS071082; 2012-2014; Role: PI NIH R01 NS046635; 2008-2015; Role: PI NIH R01 ES019188; 2010-2015; Role: Co-Investigator NIH R01 NS072494; 2011-2014; Role: Co-Investigator NIH R01 NS073633; 2011-present; Role: PI DoD W81XWH-14-1-0131; 2014-present; Role: PI NIH R01 NS045893; 2013-present; Role: PI NIH 1U01NS-90259; 2015-present; Role: Co-Investigator NIH R01 NS089619-01A1; 2015-present; Role: PI NIH R01 NS097723; 2016-present; Role: Co-Investigator

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. ALS Therapy Alliance - No award number; 2012-2014; Role: PI NMSS RG4875A/1; 2013-2015; Role: PI NMSS RG5146-A-1; 2014-present; Role: Co-Investigator NMSS RG1501-03068; 2015-present; Role: Co-Investigator

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  9. Kassandra L. Munger, ScD
  10. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. 1) Travel/honorarium. Sponsor: Croatian International Conference on Multiple Sclerosis and Related Autoimmune Disorders. Invited Speaker, Zagreb, Croatia March 5-7, 2015 2) Travel/honorarium. Sponsor: American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics. Invited Speaker, Bethesda MD March 19, 2016

    Editorial Boards:
    1. 1) Multiple Sclerosis Journal, Editorial Board member, 2013-present

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NIH-NINDS, 1 R01 NS046635, Co-investigator, 6/1/08-present

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. 1) National Multiple Sclerosis Society

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  1. From the Departments of Epidemiology (K.S.D., A.A.) and Nutrition (J.M., A.A., K.L.M.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (K.S.D.), Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine (A.A.), and Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology (T.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Munger: kgorham{at}hsph.harvard.edu
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