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Uncoupling the roles of HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DRB5 genes in multiple sclerosis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Oct 2008
Caillier Stacy J, Briggs Farren, Cree Bruce A C, Baranzini Sergio E, Fernandez-Viña Marcelo, Ramsay Patricia P, Khan Omar, Royal Walter, Hauser Stephen L, Barcellos Lisa F, Oksenberg Jorge R
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with the MHC located on chromosome 6p21. This signal maps primarily to a 1-Mb region encompassing the HLA class II loci, and it segregates often with the HLA-DQB1*0602, -DQA1*0102, -DRB1*1501, -DRB5*0101 haplotype. However, the identification of the true predisposing gene or genes within the susceptibility haplotype has been handicapped by the strong...
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