HLA-DRB1 confers increased risk of pediatric-onset MS in children with acquired demyelination.
BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) in the pediatric age group is being increasingly recognized. In adults, complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors contribute to risk and the major genetic component of MS susceptibility localizes to the major histocompatibility complex (human...
Main Authors: | Disanto, G, Magalhaes, S, Handel, A, Morrison, K, Sadovnick, A, Ebers, G, Banwell, B, Bar-Or, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2011
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