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Marianna Cortese

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Verified email at hsph.harvard.edu
Cited by 2563

Longitudinal analysis reveals high prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus associated with multiple sclerosis

K Bjornevik, M Cortese, BC Healy, J Kuhle, MJ Mina… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system of unknown etiology. We tested the hypothesis that MS is caused by Epstein …

Serum neurofilament light chain levels in patients with presymptomatic multiple sclerosis

K Bjornevik, KL Munger, M Cortese, C Barro… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Unrecognized demyelinating events often precede the clinical onset of multiple
sclerosis (MS). Identification of these events at the time of occurrence would have …

Preclinical disease activity in multiple sclerosis: a prospective study of cognitive performance prior to first symptom

M Cortese, T Riise, K Bjørnevik, A Bhan… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To prospectively investigate potential signs of preclinical multiple sclerosis (MS)
activity and when they are present prior to first symptom using data from a historical cohort …

The human gut microbiota in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

K Nicholson, K Bjornevik, G Abu-Ali… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To characterize the gut microbiota in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS) relative to controls and to test the hypothesis that butyrate-producing bacteria are less …

Timing of use of cod liver oil, a vitamin D source, and multiple sclerosis risk: The EnvIMS study

M Cortese, T Riise, K Bjørnevik… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Low vitamin D levels have been associated with an increased risk of multiple
sclerosis (MS), although it remains unknown whether this relationship varies by age …

Vitamin D, smoking, EBV, and long-term cognitive performance in MS: 11-year follow-up of BENEFIT

M Cortese, KL Munger, EH Martínez-Lapiscina… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To investigate whether vitamin D, smoking, and anti-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
antibody concentrations predict long-term cognitive status and neuroaxonal injury in multiple …

Physical activity is associated with a decreased multiple sclerosis risk: The EnvIMS study

K Wesnes, KM Myhr, T Riise, M Cortese… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The lifestyle factors smoking and obesity have been associated with the risk of
multiple sclerosis (MS). Physical activity (PA) may also be of importance. Objective: To …

No association between dietary sodium intake and the risk of multiple sclerosis

M Cortese, C Yuan, T Chitnis, A Ascherio, KL Munger - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To prospectively investigate the association between dietary sodium intake and
multiple sclerosis (MS) risk. Methods: In this cohort study, we assessed dietary sodium …

Urate and the risk of Parkinson's disease in men and women

M Cortese, T Riise, A Engeland, A Ascherio… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction High urate levels have consistently been associated with lower Parkinson's
disease (PD) risk among men, but the association is less clear among women. In this study …

Level of education and multiple sclerosis risk after adjustment for known risk factors: The EnvIMS study

K Bjørnevik, T Riise, M Cortese… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Several recent studies have found a higher risk of multiple sclerosis (MS)
among people with a low level of education. This has been suggested to reflect an effect of …