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An assessment of the association between IL-2 gene polymorphisms and Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Dec 2002
Kikuchi Seiji, Niino Masaaki, Fukazawa Toshiyuki, Yabe Ichiro, Tashiro Kunio
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is a cytokine intimately involved with both the function and regulation of the immune system. Genetic analysis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) provides strong evidence supporting the candidacy of IL-2 as a susceptibility gene. We investigated the associatio...
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