Genetic association analysis of the interleukin 7 gene (IL7) in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 171-173

  Lundmark, Frida ^a   Duvefelt, Kristina ^a   Hillert, Jan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Association; IL7; IL7R; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 7;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-7; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 36749023396     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2007.08.015     Document Type: Article

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