Article
HLA antigens and multiple sclerosis in the Province of Ferrara, northern-Italy: a community-based study.
Rivista di neurologia - 1 Jan 2000
Casetta I, Granieri E, Conighi C, Grappa M T, Tola M R, Govoni V, Paolino E, Mattiuz P L, Carreras M
Abstract excerpt
The association between Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and DR2 HLA antigen is well known in Caucasoids. In the past few years a significant correlation has been found between DQwl and MS in North-East Scotland and in several other countries. In previous HLA studies in Italian MS patients, a lack of any association or an increased frequency of DR2 have been observed; however, the results of most Italian surveys derive...
Topics
- Female
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Phenotype