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A multiple sclerosis-associated variant of CBLB links genetic risk with type I IFN function.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 2014
Stürner Klarissa Hanja, Borgmeyer Uwe, Schulze Christian, Pless Ole, Martin Roland
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the CNS, and autoreactive CD4(+) T cells are considered important for its pathogenesis. The etiology of MS involves a complex genetic trait and environmental triggers that include viral infections, particularly the EBV. Among the risk alleles that have repeatedly been identified by genome-wide association studies, three are located near the Casitas B-lineage...
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