Article
Human leukocyte antigen studies in multiple sclerosis.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jan 1994
Hillert J
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been associated with HLA-DR2 for more than 20 years, and a large number of studies have addressed the relation between MS and the HLA class II genes, which are our major immune-response genes. This has produced a complex and confusing picture that is difficult to interpret. With the advent of reliable and comprehensive DNA-based typing techniques, it is now possible to extract a...
Topics
- Alleles
- Europe
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-D Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Racial Groups
