Having infectious mononucleosis, also known as mono, during childhood and adolescence may be a risk factor for developing multiple sclerosis later in life, a new study suggests.
TORONTO -- Having infectious mononucleosis, more commonly known as "mono," during childhood and adolescence may be a risk factor for developing multiple sclerosis later in life, a new study suggests., found that a mono infection during teenage years was associated with the development of MS after age 20, independent of shared family factors and genetic risk.
The study, conducted by researchers out of Orebro University in Sweden, looked at hospital-diagnosed cases of mono during childhood , adolescence , and young adulthood , and subsequent MS diagnosis. "There were associations observed between infectious mononucleosis in childhood and adolescence and an increased risk for an MS diagnosis. This association remained significant after controlling for shared familial factors," the author's wrote.
The study had some limitations as mono diagnosed and treated in primary care could not be included, and hospital-based outpatient diagnoses were not available until 2001. Researchers note that this likely resulted in a selection of "more severe acute manifestations of the infection."
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