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Osteopontin gene haplotypes correlate with multiple sclerosis development and progression.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Jun 2005
Chiocchetti Annalisa, Comi Cristoforo, Indelicato Manuela, Castelli Luca, Mesturini Riccardo, Bensi Thea, Mazzarino Maria C, Giordano Mara, D'Alfonso Sandra, Momigliano-Richiardi Patricia, Liguori Maria, Zorzon Marino, Amoroso Antonio, Trojano Maria, Monaco Francesco, Leone Maurizio, Magnani Corrado, Dianzani Umberto
Abstract excerpt
Osteopontin (OPN) is an inflammatory cytokine highly expressed in multiple sclerosis (MS) plaques. In a previous work, we showed that four OPN polymorphisms form three haplotypes (A, B, and C) and that homozygotes for haplotype-A display lower OPN levels than non-AA subjects. In this work, we evaluated the distribution of these OPN haplotypes in 425 MS patients and 688 controls. Haplotype-A homozygotes had about...
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