Sex distribution, age of onset and HLA profiles in two types of multiple sclerosis. A role for sex hormones and microbial infections in the development of autoimmunity?

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 13-21

  Van Lambalgen, Rob ^a   Sanders, Evert A C M ^b   D'Amaro, Joe ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic progressive; Etiology; HLA; Multiple sclerosis; Relapsing remitting; Sex

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ETIOLOGY; HEREDITY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-B35 ANTIGEN; HLA-B8 ANTIGEN; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HLA-DR2 ANTIGEN; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SEX FACTORS; SEX HORMONES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022529629     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(86)90138-3     Document Type: Article

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