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Variants of Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 are Associated with Neither Neuromyelitis Optica Nor Multiple Sclerosis in the Southeastern Han Chinese Population.
Chinese medical journal - 5 Jul 2015
Liu Qi-Bing, Wu Lei, Zhao Gui-Xian, Cai Ping-Ping, Li Zhen-Xin, Wu Zhi-Ying
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are demyelinating disorders of the central nervous system. Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) is a common susceptibility gene to different autoimmune disorders. However, the association of IRF5 variants with NMO and MS patients has not been well studied. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate whether IRF5 variants were associated with NMO and MS in...
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