Influence of HLA-DRB1 alleles on the susceptibility and resistance to multiple sclerosis in Japanese patients with respect to anti-aquaporin 4 antibody status.
BACKGROUND: Epistatic interactions between human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles alter multiple sclerosis (MS) risk in Caucasians. Such interactions have never been studied in Asian MS patients. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of HLA-DRB1 alleles, including epistatic interactions at th...
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Format: | Journal article |
Język: | English |
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2010
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