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Cytokines in genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis: a candidate gene approach. French Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Group.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 3 Jan 2000
Reboul J, Mertens C, Levillayer F, Eichenbaum-Voline S, Vilkoren T, Cournu I, Babron M C, Lyon-Caen O, Clerget-Darpoux F, Edan G, Clanet M, Brahic M, Bureau J F, Fontaine B, Liblau R
Abstract excerpt
The immune system is involved in the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) but the initiating antigen(s) is not yet identified. Since cytokines control both the intensity and the quality of the immune response they may be relevant candidates for the genetic susceptibility to MS. To analyze the contribution of type 1 and type 2 cytokine and cytokine receptor genes in the genetic susceptibility to MS, we have...
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