Variants in ST8SIA1 do not play a major role in susceptibility to multiple sclerosis in Canadian families.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex trait with a significant genetic component. Recent work has implicated the ST8SIA1 gene, encoding a ganglioside synthase, in susceptibility to the disease, perhaps with a parent-of-origin effect. In this investigation of 1318 MS patients from 756 Canadian familie...

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Main Authors: Ramagopalan, S, Morrison, K, Para, A, Handel, A, Disanto, G, Handunnetthi, L, Orton, S, Sadovnick, A, Ebers, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009