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Polymorphic locus rs10492972 of the KIF1B gene association with multiple sclerosis in Russia: case control study.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Nov 2011
Kudryavtseva Ekaterina A, Rozhdestvenskii Aleksei S, Kakulya Anastasia V, Khanokh Elena V, Delov Roman A, Malkova Nadezhda A, Korobko Denis S, Platonov Fedor A, Aref Eva Elena G, Zagorskaya Natalia N, Aliferova Valentina M, Titova Marina A, Babenko Sergei A, Smagina Inna V, El Chaninova Svetlana A, Zolovkina Anna G, Lifshits G I, Puzyrev Valerii P, Filipenko Maxim L
Abstract excerpt
Axonal degeneration is responsible for the progression of the irreversible destruction caused by multiple sclerosis (MS) resulting ultimately in permanent disability. The KIF1B protein, a member of the kinesin family, is necessary for axon growth and myelination in vertebrates. In the recent pape...
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