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Autoimmune diseases in families of French patients with multiple sclerosis.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 2000
Heinzlef O, Alamowitch S, Sazdovitch V, Chillet P, Joutel A, Tournier-Lasserve E, Roullet E
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with autoimmune disorders (AIDs) in individual patients, and limited data suggest a possible familial association of MS and AIDs; however, no systematic study has been conducted on the occurrence of AIDs in the families of MS patients. Using a standardized interview focused on AIDs, we obtained the family histories of 357 consecutive patients from our MS clinic. Adequate...
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