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HLA-DR15 haplotype and multiple sclerosis: a HuGE review.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 May 2007
Schmidt Hollie, Williamson Dhelia, Ashley-Koch Allison
Abstract excerpt
An association between multiple sclerosis (MS) and the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex, a dense cluster of genes on the short arm of chromosome 6, was first noted over 30 years ago. In Caucasian populations of Northern European descent, the DR15 haplotype (DRB1*1501-DQA1*0102-DQB1*0602) has been hypothesized to be the primary HLA genetic susceptibility factor for MS. However, studies of other populations...
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