Enrichment for Northern European-derived multiple sclerosis risk alleles in Sardinia

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Authors

Athena Hadjixenofontos · University of Miami

Pierre‐Antoine Gourraud · University of California, San Francisco

V Bakthavachalam · University of California, San Francisco

Luisa Foco · University of Pavia

Anna Ticca

Pier Paolo Bitti · Ospedale San Pietro Fatebenefratelli

Roberta Pastorino · University of Pavia

Abstract

Risk alleles discovered in samples of NE ancestry are relevant to MS in Sardinia. Our results suggest a general enrichment of MS susceptibility alleles in Sardinians, encouraging the pursuit of further studies of MS in this population.

Topics & Keywords

Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volume 21, Issue 11, pp. 1396-1403

DOI: 10.1177/1352458515581872

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