Sun Exposure and Reduced Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

Abstract

The association between red hair color (RHC) melanocortin 1 receptor genotype, past environmental sun exposure, and risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) was investigated in a population-based case-control study in Tasmania, Australia, involving 136 cases with MS and 272 controls.

Keywords

• red hair color
• multiple sclerosis
• sun exposure