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Different HLA class II (DRB1 and DQB1) alleles determine either susceptibility or resistance to NMO and multiple sclerosis among the French Afro-Caribbean population.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Jan 2011
Deschamps R, Paturel L, Jeannin S, Chausson N, Olindo S, Béra O, Bellance R, Smadja D, Césaire D, Cabre P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Despite similarities, neuromyelitis optica (NMO) can be distinguished from multiple sclerosis (MS) by clinical, radiological and serological findings. OBJECTIVE: This case-control study aimed to determine whether patients with NMO or with MS in an Afro-Caribbean population originating from French West Indies shared the same or different HLA class I and II pattern distribution. METHODS: The association...
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