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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in response to interferon-beta therapy in multiple sclerosis.
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 Oct 2010
Vandenbroeck Koen, Comabella Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Interferon-beta (IFN-β) is one of the main first-line disease-modifying drugs indicated for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). The drug exhibits only limited effectiveness, and does not produce clinical benefits in around 20%-50% of patients. The availability of biomarkers would be beneficial for identification of patients at high risk of treatment failure, before initiation of therapy. Over the last 5...
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