Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 HAS ANYONE EVER SCIENTIFICALLY LOOKED INTO WHY SO MANY PEOPLE FROM COLDER REGIONS LIKE SCANDINAVIA, CANADA & THE NORTHERN USA HAVE SUCH AN UNUSUALLY HIGHER OCCURANCE OF MS WHEN COMPARED TO PEOPLE FROM WARMER REGIONS? IS IT SOMETHING GENETICALLY BASED (I.E. A PARTICULAR POOL OF REGIONAL GENETIC HERITAGE? IS IT SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS OR EXPOSURES UNIQUE TO COLD CLIMATES (I.E. THE USE OF KEROSENE HEATERS & THE LIKE, PROLONGED INDOOR CONFINEMENT ETC? OR SOME OTHER UNIQUENESS OR COMBINATION OF UNIQUENESSES? GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION MAPS OF PEOPLE WITH MS THAT I HAVE SEEN SHOW AN ENORMOUS APPEARANCE OF CASES IN THESE COLD REGIONS COMPARED TO WARMER CLIMES. JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS LOOKED INTO THIS AND/OR IF IT'S AN INSIGHT WORTH PURSUING. THANKS, -J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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