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Risk for multiple sclerosis in relatives and spouses of patients diagnosed with autoimmune and related conditions.
Neurogenetics - 1 Feb 2009
Hemminki Kari, Li Xinjun, Sundquist Jan, Hillert Jan, Sundquist Kristina
Abstract excerpt
In the era of complex disease genetics, the consideration of familial risks is important in the assessment of the likely success of these studies. In the present article, we study familial risks for multiple sclerosis (MS) among parents and offspring, singleton siblings, twins, and spouses when a family member was diagnosed with MS or any of 33 other autoimmune diseases. The availability of a Multigeneration...
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