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A whole genome screen for association with multiple sclerosis in Portuguese patients.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Oct 2003
Santos M, Pinto-Basto J, Rio M E, Sá M J, Valença A, Sá A, Dinis J, Figueiredo J, Bigotte de Almeida L, Coelho I, Sawcer S, Setakis E, Compston A, Sequeiros J, Maciel P
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is common in Europe affecting up to 1:500 people. In an effort to identify genes influencing susceptibility to the disease, we have performed a population-based whole genome screen for association. In this study, 6000 microsatellite markers were typed in separately pooled...
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