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Multiple sclerosis

A multielement survey

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Levels of 35 elements have been measured in whole blood and ultrasonically washed scalp hair from multiple sclerosis patients and matched control subjects from Oxford, England. Among the significant differences found, the low levels of vanadium and the high levels of barium in the patients were most marked and consistent. Although the etiological significance of the observations is unknown, the low hair-vanadium levels are in qualitative agreement with a previous Canadian report. Hair- and blood-lead levels in the patients and the controls were virtually identical.

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  1. Chemistry Department, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 2AD, Reading, Berkshire, UK

    N. I. Ward & D. Bryce-Smith

  2. Imperial College Reactor Centre, Silwood Park, Sunninghill, SL5 7PY, Ascot, Berkshire, UK

    M. Minski

  3. The University Department of Clinical Neurology, The Radcliffe Infirmary, OX2 6HE, Oxford

    W. B. Matthews

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Ward, N.I., Bryce-Smith, D., Minski, M. et al. Multiple sclerosis. Biol Trace Elem Res 7, 153–159 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02916537

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