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The relationship of APOE genetic polymorphism with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis and its clinical phenotypes in Kuwaiti Arab subjects.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2005
Al-Shammri Suhail, Fatania Hasmukh, Al-Radwan Reem, Akanji Abayomi O
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BACKGROUND: The possible pathogenetic relationship between APOE genetic polymorphism and susceptibility to a variety of neurodegenerative disorders, including multiple sclerosis, is controversial. Previous studies have been conducted in Caucasian subjects, with little or no data on subjects from the Arabian Gulf. We compared the frequencies of specific APOE genotypes and alleles in patients with multiple...
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