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Demyelinating Diseases 02

Topic: Adult

Created on Tuesday, November 4 2008 by jdmiles

Last modified on Tuesday, November 4 2008.

Which of the following genes is associated with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis?

 
        A) HLA UGI9
 
        B) HLA MS1
 
        C) RQ93
 
        D) HLA DR2
 
        E) MSA
 

 


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A) HLA UGI9

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The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR2 allele has been shown to be associated with an increased risk in developing MS.  (See References)

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B) HLA MS1

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The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR2 allele has been shown to be associated with an increased risk in developing MS.  (See References)

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C) RQ93

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The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR2 allele has been shown to be associated with an increased risk in developing MS.  (See References)

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D) HLA DR2

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The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR2 allele has been shown to be associated with an increased risk in developing MS. HLA DR2 is also known as HLA DRB1*1501-DQB1*0602.  (See References)

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E) MSA

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The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR2 allele has been shown to be associated with an increased risk in developing MS.  (See References)

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References:

1. Kalman, B., and Lublin, F.D. (1999). "The genetics of multiple sclerosis. A review." Biomed Pharmacother, 53(8) 358-70. (PMID:10554670)
2. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Database (OMIM:126200).Link to
OMIM DATABASE
3. Barcellos, L.F., Oksenberg, J.R., Begovich, A.B., Martin, E.R., Schmidt, S., Vittinghoff, E., Goodin, D.S., Pelletier, D., Lincoln, R.R., Bucher, P., Swerdlin, A., Pericak-Vance, M.A., Haines, J.L., and Hauser, S.L. (2003). "HLA-DR2 dose effect on susceptibility to multiple sclerosis and influence on disease course." Am J Hum Genet, 72(3) 710-6. (PMID:12557126)
4. Zipp, F., Weber, F., Huber, S., Sotgiu, S., Czlonkowska, A., Holler, E., Albert, E., Weiss, E.H., Wekerle, H., and Hohlfeld, R. (1995). "Genetic control of multiple sclerosis: increased production of lymphotoxin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha by HLA-DR2+ T cells." Ann Neurol, 38(5) 723-30. (PMID:7486863)
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Demyelinating Diseases 02
Question ID: 110408077
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 11/04/2008
Modified: 11/04/2008
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