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A susceptibility network analysis of disease trajectories leading to multiple sclerosis: a nationwide cohort study

2026-01-22 neurology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe prodromal phase of multiple sclerosis (MS) is increasingly recognized, but most studies have focused on isolated symptoms or static comorbidity counts, leaving the evolving structure of pre-onset disease burden underexplored. ObjectiveTo characterize dynamic disease trajectories preceding MS onset through longitudinal network modeling. MethodsHealth data from 10,273 MS patients and 47,167 matched controls in Sweden were analyzed. Disease co-occurrence networks were constructed fo...

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