A novel haplotype of the endogenous retrovirus, HRES-1, in patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy individuals

Autoimmunity

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-145

  Rasmussen, H B ^a   Clausen, J ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endogenous retrovirus; Genetic susceptibility locus; HRES 1; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; RETROVIRUS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032905446     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08916939908995384     Document Type: Article

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