From: HLA alleles modulate EBV viral load in multiple sclerosis
Healthy controls (HC) | Multiple sclerosis patients (MS) | Relapsing–remitting MS patients (RR-MS) | Progressive MS patients (P-MS) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N | 89 | 117 | 77 | 40 |
Gender (M:F) | 43:46 | 48:69 | 32:45 | 16:24 |
Age (years) | 44.8 ± 10.8 | 44.7 ± 12.6 | 42.1 ± 9.5 | 50.8 ± 10.2 |
EDSS | – | 3.8 ± 2.2 | 2.9 ± 1.6 | 6.1 ± 2.1* |
HLA-A*02 carriers (%) | 64 | 62 | 66 | 60 |
HLA-B*07 carriers (%) | 69 | 60 | 61 | 57 |
HLA-DRB1*15 carriers (%) | 68 | 64 | 63 | 68 |