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The relationship between HLA-DRB1 alleles and optic neuritis in Irish patients and the risk of developing multiple sclerosis.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Oct 2007
Tuwir Ismail, Dunne Ciaran, Crowley John, Saddik Tarik, Murphy Ray, Cassidy Lorraine
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AIMS: To investigate the role of the major histocompatibility complex in Irish patients with optic neuritis (ON) and determine whether HLA-DRB1 genotypes are a risk factor for the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) in such patients. METHOD: All patients were Caucasian, had Irish ancestry and...
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