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CD58 polymorphisms associated with the risk of neuromyelitis optica in a Korean population.
BMC neurology - 24 Mar 2014
Kim Jason Yongha, Bae Joon Seol, Kim Ho Jin, Shin Hyoung Doo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a serious inflammatory demyelinating disease (IDD), characterized by the inflammation and demyelination of optic nerves and spinal cords, which subsequently leads to the loss of function. In a previous genome-wide association study, cluster of differentiation 58 (CD58) region was found to be susceptible for the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Caucasian, and the...
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