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More CLEC16A gene variants associated with multiple sclerosis.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jun 2011
Nischwitz S, Cepok S, Kroner A, Wolf C, Knop M, Müller-Sarnowski F, Pfister H, Rieckmann P, Hemmer B, Ising M, Uhr M, Bettecken T, Holsboer F, Müller-Myhsok B, Weber F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Recently, associations of several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the CLEC16A gene with multiple sclerosis (MS), type-I diabetes, and primary adrenal insufficiency were reported. METHODS: We performed linkage disequilibrium (LD) fine mapping with 31 SNPs from this gene, searching for the region of highest association with MS in a German sample consisting of 603 patients and 825 controls....
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