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Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms associated with more aggressive disease phenotype in MS.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 May 2007
van Winsen L M L, Hooper-van Veen T, van Rossum E F C, Koper J W, Barkhof F, Polman C H, Uitdehaag B M J
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, in which unknown environmental factors are thought to trigger disease in genetically susceptible persons. Glucocorticoids (GCs) play an important role in controlling chronic inflammatory diseases, like MS. Three polymorphisms in the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene (N363S, ER22/23EK and the Bcl I C/G) have...
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