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Copy number variations in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica.
Annals of neurology - 1 Nov 2015
Sato Shinya, Yamamoto Ken, Matsushita Takuya, Isobe Noriko, Kawano Yuji, Iinuma Kyoko, Niino Masaaki, Fukazawa Toshiyuki, Nakamura Yuri, Watanabe Mitsuru, Yonekawa Tomomi, Masaki Katsuhisa, Yoshimura Satoshi, Murai Hiroyuki, Yamasaki Ryo, Kira Jun-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To clarify the potential association of copy number variations (CNVs) with multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) in Japanese cases. METHODS: Genome-wide association analyses of CNVs among 277 MS patients, 135 NMO/NMO spectrum disorder (NMOSD) patients, and 288 healthy individuals as a discovery cohort, and among 296 MS patients, 76 NMO/NMOSD patients, and 790 healthy individuals as a...
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