Consanguineous marriage among familial multiple sclerosis subjects: A national registry-based study

• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32946
• Publication Date: 2024-06-15T06:29:54Z
• Authors: Zahra Salehi; Mohammad Mehdi Na...; Sajjad Ghane Ezabadi; Azadeh Ebrahimiti...; Naghmeh Abbasi Kasbi; Faezeh Khodaie; Shahram Aliyari; Fereshteh Ashtari; Seyed Mohammad Ba...; Seyed Massood Nabavi; Samaneh Hosseini; Nazanin Razazian; Vahid Shaygannejad; Nastaran Majdi-Nasab; Mohammad Hossein ...; Asghar Bayati; Hoda Kamali; Nahid Hosseni Nej...; Nahid Beladi Mogh...; Maryam Poursadegh...; Hossein Mozhdehip...; Nazanin Jalali; Mohammad Ali Naha...; Fardin Faraji; Naser Kamyari; Mohammad Ali Sahr...; Zhila Maghbooli; Sharareh Eskandarieh
• Keywords: Family aggregation

The rising prevalence of familial multiple sclerosis (MS) in Iran has spurred interest the potential impact parental consanguinity on risk developing disease. This study aims to aggregate current knowledge and its possible effect MS risk, particularly among patients from various regions ethnicities Iran. objective is enhance understanding genetics encourage further research this field.