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Association between synapsin III gene promoter SNPs and multiple sclerosis in Basque patients.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Jan 2009
Otaegui D, Zuriarrain O, Castillo-Triviño T, Aransay Am, Ruíz-Martinez J, Olaskoaga J, Marti-Masso Jf, Lopez de Munain A
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BACKGROUND: Synapsins are a family of neuron-specific phosphoproteins, one of whose subunits is encoded by the SYN3 gene. This gene is located close to one of the multiple sclerosis susceptibility regions (in 22q13.1). Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs133945 and rs133946) in the promoter region of this gene have been proposed as factors protecting against MS. This relationship is not clear because...
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