Article
Multiple sclerosis.
Bailliere's clinical neurology - 1 Aug 1994
Compston A, Kellar-Wood H, Wood N
Abstract excerpt
Differences in the risk of multiple sclerosis depending on racial background, and the high clinical concordance rates in monozygotic compared with dizygotic twins, have stimulated attempts to identify and locate genes that confer susceptibility to the disease. The risk of multiple sclerosis is in...
Topics
- Genes
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
- Mitochondria
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelin Sheath
- Prevalence
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
- Twin Studies as Topic