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Associations of HLA DRB1 alleles with IgG oligoclonal bands and their influence on multiple sclerosis course and disability status.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 1 Jan 2016
Balnytė Renata, Rastenytė Daiva, Vaitkus Antanas, Skrodenienė Erika, Vitkauskienė Astra, Ulozienė Ingrida
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Oligoclonal bands (OCB) may be associated with the genes of HLA complex, which allows to consider the possible interaction of genetic and immunological factors and its importance in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between HLA DRB1 alleles and oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in the disease course and disability of...
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