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No association between CCL2 gene polymorphisms and risk of inflammatory demyelinating diseases in a Korean population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 2014
Namgoong S, Bae J S, Cheong H S, Kim J-H, Kim J Y, Kim L H, Kim H J, Shin H D
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory demyelinating disease (IDD), which includes multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO), affects the central nervous system. Chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2/MCP-1) is considered an important contributor to the development or progression of IDD. However, genetic association studies of Asian populations are lacking. In this study, we investigated a possible association between CCL2 polymorphisms...
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