A magnetization transfer study of white matter in siblings of multiple sclerosis patients

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-153

  Filippi, Massimo ^a   Campi, Adriana ^a   Martino, Gianvito ^a   Colombo, Bruno ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Familial risk; Magnetization transfer; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBERS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031569807     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(96)05322-1     Document Type: Article

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