Melissa Sorosina, Nadia Barizzone, Ferdinando Clarelli, Santosh Anand, Sara Lupoli, Erika Salvi, Eleonora Mangano, Roberta Bordoni, Tina Roostaei, Elisabetta Mascia, Miriam Zuccalà, Domizia Vecchio, Paola Cavalla, Silvia Santoro, Laura Ferrè, Alen Zollo, Cristina Barlassina, Daniele Cusi, Vittorio Martinelli, Giancarlo Comi, Maurizio Leone, Massimo Filippi, Nikolaos A Patsopoulos, Philip L De Jager, Gianluca De Bellis, Federica Esposito, Sandra D'Alfonso, Filippo Martinelli Boneschi
BACKGROUND: Over 200 genetic loci have been associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) explaining ~ 50% of its heritability, suggesting that additional mechanisms may account for the "missing heritability" phenomenon. OBJECTIVE: To analyze a large cohort of Italian individuals to identify markers associated with MS with potential functional impact in the disease. METHODS: We studied 2571 MS and 3234 healthy controls (HC) of continental Italian origin...
May 12, 2022: Journal of Neurology