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ALCAM and CD6--multiple sclerosis risk factors.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 15 Nov 2014
Wagner M, Bilinska M, Pokryszko-Dragan A, Sobczynski M, Cyrul M, Kusnierczyk P, Jasek M
Abstract excerpt
ALCAM and CD6 may play an important role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), since they are involved in the transmigration of leukocytes across the blood-brain barrier. In this study, we confirmed our previous findings about the association of the ALCAM gene with risk, development and progression of MS. Additionally, we showed that in the case of the CD6 gene (encoding receptor of ALCAM) not only...
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