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The promoter SNP, but not the alternative splicing SNP, is linked to multiple sclerosis among Jordanian patients.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Apr 2014
Ibayyan Leena, Zaza Rand, Dahbour Said, El-Omar Ammar, Samhouri Bilal, El-Khateeb Mohammad, Ahram Mamoun
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Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the human central nervous system. A number of studies with compelling evidence have provided correlation between single nucleotide polymorphisms in interleukin-7 receptor alpha and multiple sclerosis (MS) in several populations. One such variation, rs6897932, is located within the coding region and results in the generation of a soluble receptor,...
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