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DRB1*03:01 haplotypes: differential contribution to multiple sclerosis risk and specific association with the presence of intrathecal IgM bands.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
de la Concha Emilio G, Cavanillas María L, Cénit M Carmen, Urcelay Elena, Arroyo Rafael, Fernández Óscar, Álvarez-Cermeño José C, Leyva Laura, Villar Luisa M, Núñez Concepción
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a multifactorial disease with a genetic basis. The strongest associations with the disease lie in the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) region. However, except for the DRB1*15:01 allele, the main risk factor associated to MS so far, no consistent effect has been described for any other variant. One example is HLA-DRB1*03:01, with a heterogeneous effect across populations and...
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