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Heme Oxygenase-1 and 2 Common Genetic Variants and Risk for Multiple Sclerosis.
Scientific reports - 12 Feb 2016
Agúndez José A G, García-Martín Elena, Martínez Carmen, Benito-León Julián, Millán-Pascual Jorge, Díaz-Sánchez María, Calleja Patricia, Pisa Diana, Turpín-Fenoll Laura, Alonso-Navarro Hortensia, Pastor Pau, Ortega-Cubero Sara, Ayuso-Peralta Lucía, Torrecillas Dolores, García-Albea Esteban, Plaza-Nieto José Francisco, Jiménez-Jiménez Félix Javier
Abstract excerpt
Several neurochemical, neuropathological, and experimental data suggest a possible role of oxidative stress in the ethiopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis(MS). Heme-oxygenases(HMOX) are an important defensive mechanism against oxidative stress, and HMOX1 is overexpressed in the brain and spinal cord of MS patients and in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis(EAE). We analyzed whether common polymorphisms...
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