Article
A systematic study of oligodendrocyte growth factors as candidates for genetic susceptibility to MS. French Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Group.
Neurology - 1 Sept 1998
Mertens C, Brassat D, Reboul J, Eichenbaum-Voline S, Vuillemin-Azais C, Cournu I, Babron M C, Semana G, Edan G, Clanet M, Clerget-Darpoux F, Baron-Van Evercooren A, Lyon-Caen O, Liblau R, Fontaine B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test 23 genes coding for growth factors and their receptors as candidates for MS genetic susceptibility in 84 multiplex families of French origin by linkage analysis. BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies have indicated that genetic susceptibility in MS exists. To identify MS susceptibi...
Topics
- Adult
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genotype
- Growth Substances
- Humans
- Male
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Oligodendroglia
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, Growth Factor
- Risk