Allele frequencies of the third component of complement (C3) in MS patients

D E Bulman; H Armstrong; G C Ebers

doi:10.1136/jnnp.54.6.554

Allele frequencies of the third component of complement (C3) in MS patients

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1991 Jun;54(6):554-5. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.54.6.554.

Authors

D E Bulman¹, H Armstrong, G C Ebers

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.

Abstract

No difference was found in the allele frequency of C3 (third component of complement) in 129 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients compared with both 69 controls or with similar reported controls from the published literature. An association cannot be confirmed between C3 and MS.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alleles*
Complement C3 / genetics*
Female
Gene Frequency / genetics*
Humans
Male
Multiple Sclerosis / genetics*
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics*

Substances

Complement C3