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Contribution of genetic, epigenetic and transcriptomic differences to twin discordance in multiple sclerosis

Lahiru Handunnetthi Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK; Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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Adam E Handel Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK; Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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Sreeram V Ramagopalan Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK; Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, E1 2AT, UK. [email protected]; Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, E1 2AT, UK. [email protected]
Pages 1379-1381 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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