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Estrogen receptor gene polymorphism and multiple sclerosis in Japanese patients: interaction with HLA-DRB1*1501 and disease modulation.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Jul 2002
Kikuchi Seiji, Fukazawa Toshiyuki, Niino Masaaki, Yabe Ichiro, Miyagishi Ryuji, Hamada Takeshi, Tashiro Kunio
Abstract excerpt
We investigated PvuII and XbaI polymorphism in the estrogen receptor gene (ERG) and HLA-DRB1*1501 positivity in 116 conventional multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and 101 healthy controls in a Japanese population. Logistic analysis revealed independent associations of [P] allele in the profiles for PvuII (p=0.0005, adjusted odds ratio (aOR)=3.17) and DRB1*1501 (p=0.0089, aOR=2.61) with conventional MS. Synergistic...
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