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. 1997 Aug;61(2):454–457. doi: 10.1016/S0002-9297(07)64074-9

Multiple sclerosis in Sardinia is associated and in linkage disequilibrium with HLA-DR3 and -DR4 alleles.

M G Marrosu, M R Murru, G Costa, F Cucca, S Sotgiu, G Rosati, F Muntoni
PMCID: PMC1715886  PMID: 9311753

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