Familial multiple sclerosis in Canary Islands;Esclerosis múltiple familiar en Canarias

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 911-914

  Amela Peris, R ^a   Aladro, Yolanda ^a   Conde Sendin M A ^a   Alemany Rodriguez M J ^a   Munoz Fernandez C ^a   Reyes Yanez M P ^b   Deniz Naranjo M C ^a   Sanchez Garcia F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Familial multiple sclerosis; HLA DR

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELATIVE; SPAIN;

EID: 10444266614     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3910.2004280     Document Type: Article

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