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VLA4 Gene Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis in Slovaks.
Folia biologica - 1 Jan 2015
Ďurmanová V, Shawkatová I, Javor J, Párnická Z, Čopíková-Cundráková D, Turčáni P, Lisá I, Gajdošechová B, Buc M, Bucová M
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease occurring in genetically sensitive individuals. As migration of immune cells into the CNS is facilitated by the Very Late Antigen 4 (VLA-4) integrin molecule, the VLA4 gene may be considered as a plausible candidate genetic risk factor...
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