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The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research collaboration study received funding from Novartis Finland Ltd. H Ahvenjarvi has received research grants from the Finnish Neurological Society, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Finnish MS Foundation and the University of Oulu Scholarship Foundation, support for conference and education session participation from Novartis and Orion, and honoraria for consultant services from Novartis. E Jokinen is a former employee of Novartis Finland Ltd. H Autio is a former employee of Novartis Ltd. M Viitala is an employee of StellarQ Ltd. M Soilu-Hanninen has served as an adviser or speaker for Biogen, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi, and Teva, and received support for congress participation from Biogen, Merck, and Novartis. J Kruger has served on the advisory board of Eisai, Lilly, Novartis, Nutricia, Roche, and Roche Diagnostics, received honoraria from lectures from Bioarctic and Lilly, and received support for congress participation from Merck and Lilly. AM Portaankorva reports no conflicts of interest. M Ryytty has received honoraria for lectures, advisory boards, congress visit, or for serving as an investigator for clinical trials from AbbVie, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, and Sanofi. The Finnish MS Foundation, Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Rahasto, Oulun Yliopiston Tukisaatio, Finnish Neurological Society (grant numbers 60212346, 60221946, and 20230121).

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