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Multiple sclerosis risk loci correlate with cervical cord atrophy and may explain the course of disability.
Neurogenetics - 1 Jul 2015
Akkad Denis A, Bellenberg Barbara, Esser Sarika, Weiler Florian, Epplen Jörg T, Gold Ralf, Lukas Carsten, Haghikia Aiden
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) underscore the genetic basis of multiple sclerosis (MS); however, only few of the newly reported genetic variations relevant in MS have been replicated or correlated for clinical/paraclinical phenotypes such as spinal cord atrophy in independent patient cohorts. We genotyped 141 MS patients for 58 variations reported to reach significance in GWAS. Expanded disability status...
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