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The impact of HLA-DRB1 alleles in a Hellenic, Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis cohort: Implications on clinical and neuroimaging profile.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 1 Nov 2024
Skarlis Charalampos, Markoglou Nikolaos, Gontika Maria, Artemiadis Artemios, Pons Maria-Roser, Stefanis Leonidas, Dalakas Marinos, Chrousos George, Anagnostouli Maria
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BACKGROUND: Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis (POMS) is considered a complex disease entity and several genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors have been associated with disease pathogenesis. Linkage studies in Caucasians have consistently suggested the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphisms, as the genetic locus most strongly linked to MS, with the HLA-DRB1*15:01 allele, being associated with both...
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