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Confirmation of association between multiple sclerosis and CYP27B1.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Dec 2010
Sundqvist Emilie, Bäärnhielm Maria, Alfredsson Lars, Hillert Jan, Olsson Tomas, Kockum Ingrid
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Multiple sclerosis, MS (OMIM No. 126200), is a complex inflammatory disease that is characterized by lesions in the central nervous system. Both genes and other environmental factors influence disease susceptibility. One of the environmental factors that has been implicated in MS and autoimmune disease, such as type 1 diabetes, is vitamin D deficiency, in which patients have lower levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3...
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