Abstract
MS susceptibility is comprised of both genetic and environmental factors and it has
become increasingly clear that these interact. The major histocompatiblity complex
is the major site of the interactions which determine MS risk.
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Publication history
Published online: September 05, 2013
Accepted:
August 7,
2013
Received:
June 1,
2011
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© 2013 Elsevier B.V. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
