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Genetic variants in IL2RA and IL7R affect multiple sclerosis disease risk and progression.
Neurogenetics - 1 Aug 2014
Traboulsee Anthony L, Bernales Cecily Q, Ross Jay P, Lee Joshua D, Sadovnick A Dessa, Vilariño-Güell Carles
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common demyelinating neurodegenerative disease with a strong genetic component. Previous studies have associated genetic variants in IL2RA and IL7R in the pathophysiology of the disease. In this study, we describe the association between IL2RA (rs2104286) and IL7R (rs6897932) in the Canadian population. Genotyping 1,978 MS patients and 830 controls failed to identify any significant...
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