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Original Article

Three Allelic Forms of the Human Endogenous Retrovirus, ERV3, and their Frequencies in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Healthy Individuals

H. B. Rasmussen Institute of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Roskilde University, PO Box 260, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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A. Heltberg Department of Neurology, Roskilde County Hospital, DK-4000 Roskilde, and MS Hospital, DK-4690, Haslev
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G. Lisby Department of Clinical Microbiology, Herlev Hospital, DK-2730, Herlev
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J. Clausen Institute of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Roskilde University, PO Box 260, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
Pages 111-117 | Received 04 Dec 1995, Accepted 04 Mar 1996, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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