HLA associations with multiple sclerosis in the Canary Islands.

doi:10.1016/s0165-5728(98)00074-5

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HLA associations with multiple sclerosis in the Canary Islands.

Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Jul 1998

Coraddu F, Reyes-Yanez M P, Parra A, Gray J, Smith S I, Taylor C J, Compston D A

Abstract excerpt

The study of small island populations has proved informative with respect to the epidemiology and genetics of many complex traits including multiple sclerosis. The class II major histocompatibility antigen DR15 is associated with multiple sclerosis in all groups except Sardinians, where the prima...

Topics

Alleles
Atlantic Islands
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Genotype
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DR Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans
Multiple Sclerosis
Phenotype
Reference Values

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