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A genetic variant of pri-miR-182 may impact the risk for the onset of multiple sclerosis in the Iranian population.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Nov 2020
Najafi Nadia, Peymani Maryam
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BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common autoimmune disease of the central nervous system affecting young adults. SNPs can be used as genetic biomarkers to identify disease-related genes such as MS. Moreover, SNPs can be considered as important determinants for an increased risk of autoimmune diseases such as MS. Studies have shown that miR-182 is of importance in Treg cell development and function...
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