The interleukin-1 cluster gene region is associated with multiple sclerosis in an Italian Caucasian population

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 930-938

  Borzani, I ^a   Tola, M R ^b   Caniatti, L ^b   Collins, A ^c   De Santis, G ^b   Luiselli, D ^d   Mamolini, E ^a   Scapoli, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

genetic susceptibility; IL 1 cluster genes; inferred haplotypes; linkage disequilibrium analysis; multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 77953820664     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.02952.x     Document Type: Article

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