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Apolipoprotein alleles and the response to interferon-β-1b in multiple sclerosis.
European neurology - 1 Jan 2011
Carmona Olga, Masuet Cristina, Alía Pedro, Moral Ester, Alonso-Magdalena Lucía, Casado Virginia, Martín-Ozaeta Gisela, Arbizu Txomin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Results for the e4/e2 alleles of the ApoE gene as markers of susceptibility, clinical and radiological progression, and cognitive deterioration in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are contradictory. AIM: The usefulness of these markers in predicting the response to interferon-β-1b (IFNβ-1b) was evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 95 patients with relapsing-remitting MS treated with IFNβ-1b (mean...
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