Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 271-272 , 30 December 2009

CD24 gene polymorphism is associated with the disease progression and susceptibility to multiple sclerosis in the Iranian population

Received 5 June 2008 ,Revised 18 November 2008 ,Accepted 5 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.01.002

Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 271-272 , 30 December 2009

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