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Haplotype analysis of the preprotachykinin-1 (TAC1) gene in multiple sclerosis.
Genes and immunity - 1 May 2005
Cunningham S, Patterson C C, McDonnell G, Hawkins S, Vandenbroeck K
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The potential relevance of chromosome 7q21-22 in susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) has been highlighted in genome-wide linkage screens as well as in association studies of 7q-specific polymorphic microsatellites. Especially, recent, independently performed studies have provided evidence for significant association of the markers D7S554 and D7S3126 with MS in Sardinian, Northern Irish and Spanish-American...
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