Article
IFIH1-GCA-KCNH7 locus: influence on multiple sclerosis risk.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jul 2008
Martínez Alfonso, Santiago José Luis, Cénit M Carmen, de Las Heras Virginia, de la Calle Hermenegildo, Fernández-Arquero Miguel, Arroyo Rafael, de la Concha Emilio G, Urcelay Elena
Abstract excerpt
A recent genome-wide scan of nonsynonymous SNPs and ulterior validation in case-control and family analyses evidenced a susceptibility locus for type 1 diabetes (T1D) on chromosome 2q24.3. We aimed at testing the effect of this locus in other autoimmune diseases with complex genetic background, such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Four SNPs along the locus, rs13422767, rs2111485, rs1990760 and rs2068330, were...
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