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Aggregation of multiple sclerosis genetic risk variants in multiple and single case families.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jan 2011
Gourraud Pierre-Antoine, McElroy Joseph P, Caillier Stacy J, Johnson Britt A, Santaniello Adam, Hauser Stephen L, Oksenberg Jorge R
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OBJECTIVE: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a multifactorial neurologic disease characterized by modest but tractable heritability. Genome-wide association studies have identified and/or validated multiple polymorphisms in approximately 16 genes associated with susceptibility. We aimed at investigating the aggregation of genetic MS risk markers in individuals by comparing multiple- and single-case families. METHODS: A...
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