HLA class II alleles and multiple sclerosis in Tunisian patients

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 849-852

  Messadi, Amira ^a   Najiba, Fekih Mrissa ^a   Ouerhani, Slah ^c   Zaweli, Jemel ^a   Louatti, Ines ^a   Layouni, Sami ^a   Nciri, Brahim ^a   Bouaicha, Ghaya ^a   Kouki, Wafa ^a   Yedeas, Mondher ^a   Raies, Aly ^b   Mrissa, Ridha ^a   Gritli, Nasreddine ^a  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b University of Science   (Tunisia)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Case control study; HLA class II polymorphism; Multiple sclerosis; PCR SSP

Indexed keywords

HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHOOL CHILD; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049467240     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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