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A sequence variation in the MOG gene is involved in multiple sclerosis susceptibility in Italy.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2008
D'Alfonso S, Bolognesi E, Guerini F R, Barizzone N, Bocca S, Ferrante D, Castelli L, Bergamaschi L, Agliardi C, Ferrante P, Naldi P, Leone M, Caputo D, Ballerini C, Salvetti M, Galimberti D, Massacesi L, Trojano M, Momigliano-Richiardi P
Abstract excerpt
Several studies suggest that the histocompatibility complex (HLA) class I region harbours genes modulating multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility independently from the effect of class II alleles. A candidate gene in this region is MOG, encoding the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein. A significant association with the missense variation V142L (rs2857766) was previously reported in a small sample of 50 Italian...
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