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Genetic variants of CC chemokine genes in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disorder of the central nervous system, causing inflammation, demyelination and axonal damage. A limited number of genetic risk factors for MS have been identified, but the...
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A two-stage study on multiple sclerosis susceptibility and chromosome 2q33
We have performed a two-stage study to analyse the association of polymorphism on chromosome 2q33 with multiple sclerosis (MS). In all, 17 markers were analysed in stage-1 in 134 Finnish MS families and the ob...
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Linkage disequilibrium between the MBP tetranucleotide repeat and multiple sclerosis is restricted to a geographically defined subpopulation in Finland
We have previously found evidence for linkage as well as allelic and haplotype association between the myelin basic protein (MBP) gene and multiple sclerosis (MS). These findings have, however, not been reprod...