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IL-7Rα confers susceptibility to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2011
Walline C C, Kanakasabai S, Bright J J
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder that causes paralysis in young adults and affects women more frequently than men. The etiology of MS is not known, but it is generally viewed as an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS), influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Recent studies have identified interleukin-7 receptor α (IL-7Rα) as a risk factor for MS. But the role of IL-7Rα...
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