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Autoimmune disease in first-degree relatives of patients with multiple sclerosis. A UK survey.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Jun 2000
Broadley S A, Deans J, Sawcer S J, Clayton D, Compston D A
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies examining an association with other autoimmune diseases have suggested the existence of a generalized autoimmune diathesis in patients with multiple sclerosis. We investigated the prevalence of autoimmune disease in first-degree relatives of probands with multiple sclerosis using a case-control method. The results show an excess of autoimmune disease within these families, but no significant...
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