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Determining Multiple Sclerosis Phenotype from Electronic Medical Records.
Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy - 1 Dec 2016
Nelson Richard E, Butler Jorie, LaFleur Joanne, Knippenberg Kristin, C Kamauu Aaron W, DuVall Scott L
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BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS), a central nervous system disease in which nerve signals are disrupted by scarring and demyelination, is classified into phenotypes depending on the patterns of cognitive or physical impairment progression: relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), primary-progressive MS (PPMS), secondary-progressive MS (SPMS), or progressive-relapsing MS (PRMS). The phenotype is important in managing the...
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