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New candidate loci for multiple sclerosis susceptibility revealed by a whole genome association screen in a Belgian population.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Oct 2003
Goris An, Sawcer Stephen, Vandenbroeck Koen, Carton Herwig, Billiau Alfons, Setakis Efrosini, Compston Alastair, Dubois Bénédicte
Abstract excerpt
We have completed a whole genome screen for association with multiple sclerosis (MS) in a Belgian population. The 6000 microsatellite markers provided through the Genetic Association of Multiple Sclerosis in EuropeanS (GAMES) collaborative were genotyped in case-control and family-based samples. The 20 most promising markers included three markers (D6S1615, D6S2444 and TNFa) from the classically established HLA...
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