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Liver kinase B1 rs9282860 polymorphism and risk for multiple sclerosis in White and Black Americans.
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders - 1 Oct 2021
Boullerne Anne I, Wallin Mitchell T, Culpepper William J, Maloni Heidi, Boots Elizabeth A, Sweeney Dagmar M, Feinstein Douglas L
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BACKGROUND: We previously reported that the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs9282860 in serine threonine kinase 11 (STK11) gene which codes for liver kinase B1 (LKB1) has higher prevalence in White relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients than controls. However it is not known if this SNP is a risk factor for MS in other populations. METHODS: We assessed the prevalence of the STK11 SNP in...
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