Smoking affects the interferon beta treatment response in multiple sclerosis

Volume: 90, Issue: 7
Published: Feb 13, 2018
Abstract

Objective

To investigate whether smoking in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) treated with interferon beta (IFN-β) is associated with the relapse rate and whether there is an interaction between smoking and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)–DRB1*15:01, HLA-A*02:01, and the N-acetyltransferase-1 (NAT1) variant rs7388368A.

Methods

DNA from 834 IFN-β–treated patients with RRMS from the Danish Multiple...
Paper Details
Title
Smoking affects the interferon beta treatment response in multiple sclerosis
Published Date
Feb 13, 2018
Journal
Volume
90
Issue
7
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