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A whole genome screen for association with multiple sclerosis in Portuguese pat...
Santos, M; Pinto-Basto, J; Rio, ME; Sá, MJ; Valença, A; Sá, A; Dinis, J; Figueiredo, J; Bigotte de Almeida, L; Coelho, I; Sawcer, S; Setakis, EMultiple sclerosis (MS) is common in Europe affecting up to 1:500 people. In an effort to identify genes influencing susceptibility to the disease, we have performed a population-based whole genome screen for association. In this study, 6000 microsatellite markers were typed in separately pooled DNA samples from MS patients (n=188) and matched controls (n=188). Interpretable data was obtained from 4661 of these...
Mandatory notification of communicable diseases: what physicians think.
Dinis, JTo find out the opinion of family doctors concerning the statutory notification of communicable diseases (SNCD) and to analyse factors associated to a good attitude towards SNCD.Guimarães Health Centre, Guimarães.Analytical cross-sectional study. Questionnaire survey. The 52 family doctors of the Health Centre were asked to express their opinion on some issues, including the utility of SNCD, reasons for the und...