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Mitochondrial DNA G13708A variation and multiple sclerosis: Is there an association?
Revue neurologique - 1 Mar 2017
Andalib S, Talebi M, Sakhinia E, Farhoudi M, Sadeghi-Bazargani H, Emamhadi M R, Masoodian N, Balaghi-Inalou M, Vafaee M S, Gjedde A
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BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered a pathogenetic enigma. Recently, efforts to implicate genetics in human susceptibility to MS have identified an important role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). G13708A is a common mtDNA variation associated with MS in specific populations. This study tested the hypothesis that the mtDNA G13708A variation is associated with MS in an Iranian population. MATERIALS AND...
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