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Genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis linked to myelin basic protein gene.
Lancet (London, England) - 24 Oct 1992
Tienari P J, Wikström J, Sajantila A, Palo J, Peltonen L
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors have been implicated in the aetiology of multiple sclerosis (MS), but the genes conferring susceptibility to MS have not been identified. We carried out genetic linkage and association analyses by studying polymorphism of the myelin basic protein (MBP) gene on chromosome 18, a candidate gene for MS, in 21 MS families, 51 additional unrelated patients with definite MS, and 85 controls. All subjects...
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