Vitamin D has a complex relationship with MS, with links to increased risk of diagnosis, influencing gene expression in immune cells and generally being lower in people living with MS. In this episode of the MS Boost, we speak with Dr Wei, neurologist and researcher from the Alfred MSNI clinic, and discuss how much vitamin D people with MS need, how to get adequate levels of Vitamin D, as well as the role of supplementation in children of parents with MS.
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Presenter
Dr Wei Yeh is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine, and neurologist in the Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology (MSNI) Unit at Alfred Health. His PhD investigated modifiable factors which interact with MS, specifically vitamin D immunobiology, through transcriptomics, and peri-pregnancy disease activity.
Published April 2024
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