Polymorphisms in the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase MERTK Gene Are Associated with Multiple Sclerosis Susceptibility

• Gerry Z. M. Ma,

  Affiliations Multiple Sclerosis Division, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Jim Stankovich,

  Affiliation Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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• The Australia and New Zealand Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (ANZgene) ,

  ¶Membership of the ANZgene Consortium is provided in the Acknowledgments.

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• Trevor J. Kilpatrick,

  Affiliations Multiple Sclerosis Division, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Michele D. Binder ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Michele D. Binder, Judith Field

  Affiliations Multiple Sclerosis Division, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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• Judith Field

  Contributed equally to this work with: Michele D. Binder, Judith Field

  * E-mail: judith.field@florey.edu.au

  Affiliations Multiple Sclerosis Division, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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