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Association of interleukin-1beta and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist genes with disease severity in MS.
Neurology - 1 Feb 1999
Schrijver H M, Crusius J B, Uitdehaag B M, García González M A, Kostense P J, Polman C H, Peña A S
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether polymorphisms in the interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) genes are associated with both susceptibility to and clinical characteristics of MS. BACKGROUND: Genetic susceptibility to MS is determined by many partially identified genes. The genes encoding various cytokines are logical candidates for MS susceptibility and phenotype. METHODS: Genotypes were...
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