New gene variants may relate to MS susceptibility

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New gene variants may relate to MS susceptibility

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Approximately 110 multiple genetic variations were previously identified by genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to be associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Now, that number has increased, with more than 159 genetic variants identified, thanks to new research presented by Philip De Jager, M.D., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the International MS Genetics Consortium at the ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS conference in Boston...... Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/genetics
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Re: New gene variants may relate to MS susceptibility

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Gene is the most important building block of our body .I am a student of Genetic Engineering and I know the variants of genes. And I am really very pleased to see that news.
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