Our results showed that most women were born in March [98 (9.6%) in the cases and 70 (4.3%) in the controls] and April [134 (13.1%) in the cases and 85 (5.8%) in the controls].  In the males, the rate of birth among the patients with MS was significantly higher than that in the controls in March [30 (5.6%) in the patients and 10 (1.2%) in the controls] and April [126 (23.7) in the patients and 75 (8.8%) in the controls] (P<0.05). Moreover, it seems that the rate of birth was significantly lower in the case group in August [18 (3.4%) in the patients and 70 (8.1%) in the controls] and December [20 (3.7%) in the patients and 75 (8.7%) in the Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical controls] (P<0.05). Considering all the

patients, the rate of birth among patients with MS was significantly higher than that in the controls in March [128 (8.2%) in the patients and 80 (3.2%) in the controls], April [260 (16%) in the patients and 160 (6.4%) in the controls], and October [144 (9.2%) in the patients and 105 (4.2%) in the controls] (P<0.05). No Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical significant difference was detected between the cases and controls regarding the time of birth in the different seasons of the year. Complex disorders

such as MS have no single cause but result from a combination of genetic and environmental Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical factors and their interactions. Several studies have investigated the effect of the MOB in MS patients with MS. Some studies have demonstrated that there is no relation between the MOB and the risk of MS.3,4 However, Dobson et al.5 in their meta-analysis demonstrated

a significant excess of MS risk in those born in April. Some studies have indicated that while the MOB effect is more prominent in high-risk areas for MS, especially Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical in areas with low sunlight exposure, this effect seems to be negligible or non-existent in areas with high sunlight exposure. This may provide a good explanation for the discordant results of the studies on the possible association between the MOB and MS in different parts of world with various levels of sunlight exposure.6 Moreover, the theory of sun exposure and Astemizole the possible protective role Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical for vitamin D concentrations during pregnancy or early life of the newborn may further explain these findings.4 Our study is one of the first studies to assess the association between the MOB and MS incidence in an selleck compound Iranian MS population (southern Iran), and the results are similar to those reported by many previous studies. Acknowledgment The authors would like to thank Mr. John Cyrus, who provided us with editorial assistance. Conflict of Interest: None declared.
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