A genome screen for multiple sclerosis in Italian families

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 205-210

  Broadley, S ^a   Sawcer, S ^a   D'Alfonso, S ^b   Hensiek, A ^a   Coraddu, F ^a   Gray, J ^a   Roxburgh, R ^a   Clayton, D ^c   Buttinelli, C ^d   Quattrone, A ^f   Trojano, M ^f   Massacesi, L ^e   Compston, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibility; Genome screen; Linkage; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; ITALY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; ITALY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 18044401149     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363758     Document Type: Article

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