Two genetic variants explain the association of European ancestry with multiple sclerosis risk in African-Americans
Abstract Epidemiological studies have suggested differences in the rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in individuals of European ancestry compared to African ancestry, motivating genetic scans to identify variants that could contribute to such patterns. In a whole-genome scan in 899 African-American ca...
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Main Authors: | Nathan Nakatsuka, Nick Patterson, Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos, Nicolas Altemose, Arti Tandon, Ashley H. Beecham, Jacob L. McCauley, Noriko Isobe, Stephen Hauser, Philip L. De Jager, David A. Hafler, Jorge R. Oksenberg, David Reich |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/bbacc879fe7649be855764f1db11ac9a |
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