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The influence of non-HLA gene polymorphisms and interactions on disease risk in a Western Australian multiple sclerosis cohort.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 15 Aug 2013
Qiu Wei, Pham Kym, James Ian, Nolan David, Castley Allison, Christiansen Frank T, Czarniak Petra, Luo Yuebei, Wu Jingshan, Garlepp Michael, Wilton Steve, Carroll William M, Mastaglia Frank L, Kermode Allan G
Abstract excerpt
Non-Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) genes have concomitant, although modest, effects on multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility; however findings have varied in different populations. Here we present the results of an association study of 16 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 10 non-HLA genes (IL7R, IL2RA, CLEC-16A, TYK2, CD58, IRF5, STAT3, CTLA-4, APOE, ICAM-1) in a Western Australian cohort of 350 MS...
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