Article
Linkage between T cell receptor genes and susceptibility to multiple sclerosis: a complex issue.
Regional immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Robinson M A, Kindt T J
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and to other autoimmune diseases has been linked to genes encoded within the HLA complex. More recent evidence indicates linkage between MS and genes encoded within or closely linked to the T cell receptor (TCR) beta chain gene complex. However, not all available data are concordant. Discrepancies are most likely rooted in the complex nature of TCR and MHC genes and...
Topics
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Immunogenetics
- Multigene Family
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
- T-Lymphocytes
