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HLA-DR allele polymorphism and multiple sclerosis in Chinese populations: a meta-analysis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Apr 2011
Qiu Wei, James Ian, Carroll William M, Mastaglia Frank L, Kermode Allan G
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BACKGROUND: The association of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes and multiple sclerosis (MS) has been extensively investigated in Caucasians, but less so in Oriental races such as Chinese. OBJECTIVES: To review studies on association of HLA class II alleles with MS in the Chinese population. METHODS: An extensive search for published studies up to June 2010 was performed in the electronic databases. The...
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