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Parent-of-origin effect in multiple sclerosis: observations from interracial matings.
Neurology - 25 Aug 2009
Ramagopalan S V, Yee I M, Dyment D A, Orton S-M, Marrie R A, Sadovnick A D, Ebers G C
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BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex neurologic disease with a striking geographical distribution. In Canada, prevalence is high in Caucasians of Northern European ancestry and uncommon in North American Aboriginals, many of whom now have Caucasian admixture. METHODS: The population-based Canadian Collaborative Project on the Genetic Susceptibility to MS provided the characteristics of 58 individuals...
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