Genetics of multiple sclerosis

Seminars in Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-299

  Ebers, George C ^a   Dyment, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complexity; Genetics; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031795197     PISSN: 02718235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040880     Document Type: Review

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