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Analysis of HLA-DQB1*0602 in Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Khuzestan Province, Iran.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Oct 2015
Zabihi Rezvan, Galehdari Hamid, Shafiee Mohammad, Kazeminejad Sayed Reza, Alavi Sayed Mohammad Reza
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BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, demyelinating, autoimmune and also complex disease of the central nervous system the etiology of which is not completely defined; but both genetic and environmental factors are regarded as main factors in its susceptibility. HLA-DQB1*0602 is considered as one of the most important genetic factors in MS predisposition but contradictory results have been reported in...
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