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No association of three polymorphisms in the alpha-2-macroglobulin and lipoprotein related receptor genes with multiple sclerosis.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 30 Aug 2001
Schweer D, Jacobsen M, Ziegler A, Jäkel S, Oertel W H, Sommer N, Hemmer B
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2M) is a proteinase inhibitor involved in deactivation of cytokines and modulation of antigen-mediated immune responses. Based on its role in inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders, we investigated the role of A2M and its receptor low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) for the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). We analyzed the frequency of two polymorphisms in...
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