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Exome-Sequence Analyses of Four Multi-Incident Multiple Sclerosis Families.
Genes - 25 Aug 2020
Zrzavy Tobias, Leutmezer Fritz, Kristoferitsch Wolfgang, Kornek Barbara, Schneider Christine, Rommer Paulus, Berger Thomas, Zimprich Alexander
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS). Currently, it is estimated that 30-40% of the phenotypic variability of MS can be explained by genetic factors. However, low susceptibility variants identified through Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) were calculated to explain about 50% of the heritability. Whether familial high-risk variants also contribute...
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