The inheritance of resistance alleles in multiple sclerosis.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex trait in which alleles at or near the class II loci HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 contribute significantly to genetic risk. HLA-DRB1*15 and HLA-DRB1*17-bearing haplotypes and interactions at the HLA-DRB1 locus increase risk of MS but it has taken large samples to identif...

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Main Authors: Ramagopalan, S, Morris, A, Dyment, D, Herrera, B, DeLuca, G, Lincoln, MR, Orton, S, Chao, M, Sadovnick, A, Ebers, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2007