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Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Verona, Italy: an epidemiological and genetic study.
European journal of neurology - 1 Apr 2013
Gajofatto A, Stefani A, Turatti M, Bianchi M R, Lira M G, Moretto G, Salviati A, Benedetti M D
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recent multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence studies classify Italy as a high-risk area without intra-regional latitude effect. OBJECTIVES: To determine MS prevalence in Verona, Italy, and frequency of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) gene G511C polymorphism and HLA-DRB1*15 locus in a sample of cases and healthy controls. METHODS: The study area population on the prevalence date (31...
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