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Identification of genetic determinants of the sexual dimorphism in CNS autoimmunity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Bearoff Frank, Case Laure K, Krementsov Dimitry N, Wall Emma H, Saligrama Naresha, Blankenhorn Elizabeth P, Teuscher Cory
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating chronic inflammatory disease of the nervous system that affects approximately 2.3 million individuals worldwide, with higher prevalence in females, and a strong genetic component. While over 200 MS susceptibility loci have been identified in GWAS, the underlying mechanisms whereby they contribute to disease susceptibility remains ill-defined. Forward genetics approaches...
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