• mtDNA nt13708A Variant Increases the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis 

      Yu, Xinhua; Koczan, Dirk; Sulonen, Anna-Maija; Akkad, Denis A.; Kroner, Antje; Comabella, Manuel; Costa, Gianna; Corongiu, Daniela; Goertsches, Robert; Camina-Tato, Montserrat; Thiese, Hans-Juergen; Nyland, Harald Inge; Mørk, Sverre; Montalban, Xavier; Rieckmann, Peter; Marrosu, Maria G.; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Epplen, Joerg T.; Saarela, Sanna; Ibrahim, Saleh M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-02-13)
      Background: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphism is a possible factor contributing to the maternal parent-of-origin effect in multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility. Methods and Findings: In order to investigate the role ...