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The evaluation of VEGF and HIF-1α gene polymorphisms and multiple sclerosis susceptibility.
The journal of gene medicine - 1 Dec 2019
Saravani Mohsen, Rokni Mohsen, Mehrbani Mehrzad, Amirkhosravi Arian, Faramarz Sanaz, Fatemi Iman, Esmaeili Tarzi Mojdeh, Nematollahi Mohammad Hadi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that leads to myelin sheath destruction. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) has several roles in cells, such as inducing inflammation and angiogenesis. Recently, several lines of evidence have indicated the role of the hypoxia response and the HIF-1 signaling pathway in an autoimmune disease such as MS. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of...
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