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- Professor John Pickard
- Professor James Fawcett
- Professor David Menon
- Dr Roger Barker
- Reverend Dr Alasdair Coles
- Dr Peter Nestor
- Dr James Rowe
- Dr Stephen Sawcer
- Mr Peter Hutchinson
- Mr Peter Kirkpatrick
- Dr Adrian Carpenter
- Dr Franklin Aigbirhio
- Mr Colin Watts
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Multiple sclerosis
Genome wide association studies, performed as co-founders of the International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium and the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, have identified 23 susceptibility alleles, and a further 72 strongly associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (<px10-6). Most have an immunological 'flavour'. Future work will continue to define the relevant pathways and inform treatment strategies.
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