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Multiple sclerosis: association to HLA DQalpha in a tropical population.
Experimental and clinical immunogenetics - 1 Jan 1999
Arcos-Burgos M, Palacio G, Sánchez J L, Londoño A C, Uribe C S, Jiménez M, Villa A, Anaya J M, Bravo M L, Jaramillo N, Espinal C, Builes J J, Moreno M, Jiménez I
Abstract excerpt
Studies performed in subtropical populations have found significant association between the phenotype multiple sclerosis (MS) and the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). We present the results of a case-control study conducted on a tropical population (Antioquia, Colombia) in order to detect a possible association between MS and HLA DQalpha (HLA DQA1*) alleles. Forty chromosomes belonging to MS patients were...
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