Polymorphisms in the neuromyelitis optica auto-antigen AQP4 and susceptibility to multiple sclerosis [6]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 398-399

  Ban, Maria ^a   Walton, Amie ^a   Goris, An ^a,b   Gray, Julia ^a   Compston, Alastair ^a   Sawcer, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AQP4; Genetics; Multiple Sclerosis; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

DATA BASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AQUAPORIN 4; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33947103048     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0392-8     Document Type: Letter

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