NRAMP1 polymorphism and viral factors in sardinian multiple sclerosis patients

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 491-494

  Gazouli, Maria ^a   Sechi, Leonardo ^c   Paccagnini, Daniela ^c   Sotgiu, Stefano ^c   Arru, Giannina ^c   Nasioulas, George ^b   Vassilopoulos, Dimitrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1; THYMIDINE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; ITALY; JC VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 55049107036     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100009173     Document Type: Article

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