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Association of a CA repeat polymorphism upstream of the Fas ligand gene with multiple sclerosis.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Jun 2001
Zayas M D, Lucas M, Solano F, Fernández-Pérez M J, Izquierdo G
Abstract excerpt
We have analyzed a CA repeat polymorphism localized 46-kb upstream of the Fas ligand gene in Spanish and American populations that include 139 healthy controls and a cohort of 177 unrelated relapsing and remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The MS patients consisted of two groups, one with a family history of MS and one without. The frequency of the 13 CA repeats (allele B) was lower (p=0.01) in MS...
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