Combining HLA-DRB1-DQB1 and Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratubercolosis (MAP) antibodies in Sardinian multiple sclerosis patients: associated or independent risk factors?

Table 3 Analysis of haplotypes: protective versus combined neutral and predisposing. Pearson’s chi squared (p = 0.07)

		Neutral or predisposing haplotypes	Protective haplotypes
Anti-MAP2694 Abs	Negative	613 (85 %)	109 (15 %)
Anti-MAP2694 Abs	Positive	273 (89 %)	33 (11 %)

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