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CD226 Gly307Ser association with neuromyelitis optica in Southern Han Chinese.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques - 1 Jul 2012
Liu Chao, Wang Guansan, Liu Hong, Li Yue, Li Jin, Dai Yongqiang, Hu Xueqiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system with complex pathogeneses. NMO was once considered to be a severe variant of MS. There has been more evidence that a non-synonymous exchange (rs763361/Gly307Ser) in the gene for CD226 is linked to several autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS). However, no studies have...
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