Abstract:
:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an idiopathic autoimmune neurodegenerative disease. Like many common diseases, MS has a genetic component; however, as with most complex diseases, the genetic architecture may be influenced by heterogeneity, incomplete penetrance, polygenic inheritance, and environmental factors. This clinically complex disease has provided great challenges for geneticists over the years. Although the first consistent genetic association to MS (with HLA-DR*1501) was discovered more than 30 years ago, lack of consistently replicated genetic results has plagued the scientific community. New study design methods (particularly genome-wide associations studies [GWAS]) along with genome project data and larger datasets have allowed several additional MS genes to be identified and consistently replicated. Thus, after many years of frustration, the strong genetic component associated with MS is finally beginning to be characterized.
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Semin Immunoljournal_title
Seminars in immunologyauthors
Zuvich RL,McCauley JL,Pericak-Vance MA,Haines JLdoi
10.1016/j.smim.2009.08.003subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-12-01 00:00:00pages
328-33issue
6eissn
1044-5323issn
1096-3618pii
S1044-5323(09)00079-7journal_volume
21pub_type
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更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in immunology
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.smim.2011.04.002
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in immunology
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1999-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in immunology
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更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in immunology
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journal_title:Seminars in immunology
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journal_title:Seminars in immunology
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