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Allelic combinations of immune-response genes associated with glatiramer acetate treatment response in Russian multiple sclerosis patients.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jan 2012
Tsareva Ekaterina Y, Kulakova Olga G, Boyko Alexey N, Shchur Sergey G, Lvovs Dmitrijs, Favorov Alexander V, Gusev Evgeny I, Vandenbroeck Koen, Favorova Olga O
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BACKGROUND: Glatiramer acetate (GA) is widely used as a first-line disease-modifying treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). However, a significant proportion of MS patient appears to experience modest benefit from GA-treatment. Genetic variants affecting the clinical response to GA are believed to be relevant as biomarkers of GA-treatment efficiency. PATIENTS & METHODS: Nine polymorphisms in candidate genes were...
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