VITAMIN D UPDATE: Genetic Risk Score for Vitamin D Predicts MS Relapse. “A genetic risk score identifying the risk for low vitamin D levels may help predict the risk for relapse in pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and also offers evidence, albeit not proof, supporting the theory of vitamin D as having a causative role in the disease, according to new research. . . . With low vitamin D levels known to be associated with the risk for MS relapse, neurologists prescribe supplementation to most patients and monitor their vitamin D levels.”