A genome-wide screen for linkage in Nordic sib-pairs with multiple sclerosis

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 279-285

  Akesson, Eva ^a,b   Oturai, A ^c   Berg, J ^b   Fredrikson, S ^b   Andersen, O ^d   Harbo, H F ^e   Laaksonen, M ^f   Myhr, K M ^g   Nyland, H I ^g   Ryder, L P ^c   Sandberg Wollheim, M ^h   Sorensen, P S ^c   Spurkland, A ^e   Svejgaard, A ^c   Holmans, P ⁱ   Compston, A ^a   Hillert, J ^b   Sawcer, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^g HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Linkage; Multiple sclerosis; Susceptibility gene

Indexed keywords

DNA; HLA ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR15; HLA-DR15;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 10P; CHROMOSOME 11P; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CHROMOSOME 16P; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME 3P; CHROMOSOME 3Q; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME 6P; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME 9Q; CHROMOSOME XP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; SWEDEN; GENE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOME; IMMUNOLOGY;

DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, HUMAN; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036691491     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363866     Document Type: Article

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