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Genetic variants in the tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 gene in patients with MS.
Neurology - 22 Apr 1999
Weinshenker B G, Hebrink D, Wingerchuk D M, Klein C J, Atkinson E, O'Brien P C, McMurray C T
Abstract excerpt
We scanned for all genetic variants in functionally important regions of the tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 gene (TNF-R1) in 100 to 111 MS patients from Olmsted County, MN, and analyzed selected variants for an association with disease course and severity. Ten genetic variants were uncovered. Only one variant, a silent substitution, was found in coding sequence. One intronic variant may generate a novel...
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