Variants of Interleukin-7/Interleukin-7 Receptor Alpha are Associated with Both Neuromyelitis Optica and Multiple Sclerosis Among Chinese Han Population in Southeastern China

Variants of Interleukin-7/Interleukin-7 Receptor Alpha are Associated with Both Neuromyelitis Optica and Multiple Sclerosis Among Chinese Han Population in Southeastern China

Background: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are autoimmune demyelinating diseases of the central nerve system. Interleukin-7 (IL-7) and interleukin-7 receptor alpha (IL-7Rα) were proved to be important in the pathogenesis of both diseases because of the roles they played in th...

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Main Authors: Jing-Cong Zhuang, Lei Wu, Mei-Zhen Qian, Ping-Ping Cai, Qi-Bing Liu, Gui-Xian Zhao, Zhen-Xin Li, Zhi-Ying Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2015-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
Subjects:
Association; Interleukin-7/Interleukin-7 Receptor Alpha; Multiple Sclerosis; Neuromyelitis Optica; Chinese Han Population
Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2015;volume=128;issue=22;spage=3062;epage=3068;aulast=Zhuang

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