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Association study of two functional single nucleotide polymorphisms of neuropeptide y gene with multiple sclerosis.
Neuropeptides - 1 Dec 2016
Mohammadi Seyed Mahdi, Shirvani Farsani Zeinab, Dosti Rozita, Sahraian Mohammad Ali, Behmanesh Mehrdad
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system characterized by brain inflammation, demyelination and axonal loss. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has a critical role in the maintenance of homeostasis in the immune system and coping of stress condition. In the current study we analyzed 188 patients suffering from MS and 204 unrelated healthy controls for two functional single nucleotide...
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