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CASP-9: A susceptibility locus for multiple sclerosis in Italy
V Andreoli1, F Trecroci, A La Russa
1Institute of Neurological Sciences, National Research Council, Pianolago di Mangone, Cosenza, Italy. v.andreoli@isn.cnr.it
Abstract:
Caspase-9 is a primary effector CASP that executes programmed cell death, which plays an important role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). Polymorphisms in the CASP-9 gene may influence its activity, thereby modulating the susceptibility to MS. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated a SNP in the CASP-9 gene in a set of Italian patients from Southern Italy and healthy control subjects. Our results suggest that the presence of the G/G genotype represents a higher risk factor in our MS population and a differential production of CASP-9 might be a contributory factor in determining the severity of MS.
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