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Recent changes:
Aug 26 2010, 02:40 PM Minor modifications made to the risk calculations
Feb 23 2010, 11:35 AM Added five risk variants for Europeans

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) has the characteristics of an autoimmune disease and affects the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord).

Please select a gender or population for your results.

This disease has different risk results depending on population or gender. Below you can select the ones you belong to.

Ethnicity:  European ancestry

Gender:   

Results can vary according to population and/or gender. Results currently based on:

European ancestry

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According to the selected literature, the relative genetic risk calculated from your genotype for males of European ancestry is 0.84. This corresponds to a 0.19% lifetime risk of developing multiple sclerosis, which is 16% less than for males of European ancestry in general (source) . Note that these calculations may not include all risk factors.
The lifetime risk of your type
It is estimated that 19 of every 10000 males of European ancestry with your genotype variants develop this disease in their lifetime.
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The average lifetime risk
On average, about 23 of every 10000 males of European ancestry develop this disease in their lifetime.
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Keep in mind

These are the results of calculations comparing your genetic sequence to sequence of participants in studies published in the world literature on genetic risk for this disease. Read more about how deCODEme calculates risks.

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by the deCODE genetics Diagnostic Laboratory. It has not been cleared or approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).