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Search for genetic factors associated with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 May 2006
Forte Giusi Irma, Ragonese Paolo, Salemi Giuseppe, Scola Letizia, Candore Giuseppina, D'Amelio Marco, Crivello Antonio, Di Benedetto Norma, Nuzzo Domenico, Giacalone Antonio, Lio Domenico, Caruso Calogero
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a cell-mediated autoimmune disease characterized by type-1 cytokine production. Environmental and individual genetic background might influence this response particularly in cytokine gene polymorphisms. We evaluated whether polymorphisms of interleukin (IL)-10, IL-12, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha genes, which might play a role in MS pathogenesis, are associated with MS...
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