Do old HLA and mitochondrial DNA variants associate with demyelination types in young patients?

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Bernadette Kalman et al. Neurology. 2011.

. 2011 Mar 1;76(9):768-9.

doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31820e7bfc. Epub 2011 Feb 2.

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