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Interleukin 7 receptor alpha polymorphism rs6897932 and susceptibility to multiple sclerosis in the Western Balkans.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 May 2010
Stanković Aleksandra, Dincić Evica, Ristić Smiljana, Lovrecić Luca, Starcević Cizmarević Nada, Djurić Tamara, Sepcić Juraj, Kapović Miljenko, Raicević Ranko, Peterlin Borut, Alavantić Dragan, Zivković Maja
Abstract excerpt
The interleukin 7 receptor alpha single nucleotide polymorphism rs6897932 was identified as a multiple sclerosis susceptibility-modifying polymorphism in genome-wide and gene scan studies, mainly in populations in western countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of interleukin 7 receptor alpha rs6897932 with multiple sclerosis in populations from the Western Balkans: Serbia, Croatia,...
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