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PAI and TPA gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Mar 2008
Lovrecic Luca, Ristić Smiljana, Starcević-Cizmarević Nada, Brajenović-Milić Bojana, Jazbec Sasa Sega, Sepcić Juraj, Kapović Miljenko, Peterlin Borut
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. It manifests as acute focal inflammatory demyelination and axonal loss with limited remyelination and results in the chronic multifocal sclerotic plaques. Previously published data showed impaired fibrinolysis in MS. Tissue plasminogen activator t-PA is a serine protease that catalyses the...
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