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SUBMITTER: Hansen B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3201946 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hansen Bettina B Oturai Annette B AB Harbo Hanne F HF Celius Elisabeth G EG Nissen Kari K KK Laska Magdalena J MJ Søndergaard Helle B HB Petersen Thor T Nexø Bjørn A BA
PloS one 20111025 10
We have previously described the occurrence of multiple sclerosis (MS) to be associated with human endogenous retroviruses, specifically the X-linked viral locus HERV-Fc1. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible association of the HERV-Fc1 locus with subtypes of MS. MS patients are generally subdivided into three categories: Remitting/Relapsing and Secondary Progressive, which together constitute Bout Onset MS, and Primary Progressive. In this study of 1181 MS patients and 1886 contr ...[more]