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Association of apolipoprotein E and myeloperoxidase genotypes to clinical course of familial and sporadic multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Jun 2004
Zakrzewska-Pniewska B, Styczynska M, Podlecka A, Samocka R, Peplonska B, Barcikowska M, Kwiecinski H
Abstract excerpt
The importance of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) genotypes in the clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been recently emphasized. In a large group of Polish patients we have tested the hypothesis that polymorphism in ApoE and MPO genes may influence the course of the disease. Genotypes were determined in 117 MS patients (74 females and 43 males; 99 sporadic and 18 familial...
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