IFIH1-GCA-KCNH7 locus is not associated with genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis in French patients

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 844-847

  Couturier, Nicolas ^a   Gourraud, Pierre Antoine ^a   Cournu Rebeix, Isabelle ^b   Gout, Claire ^b   Bucciarelli, Florence ^a   Edan, Gilles ^c   Babron, Marie Claude ^a   Clerget Darpoux, Françoise ^a   Clanet, Michel ^a   Fontaine, Bertrand ^b   Brassat, David ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 67349152619     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2008.259     Document Type: Article

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