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The IL-4 receptor alpha-chain variant Q576R is strongly associated with decreased kidney allograft survival.
Tissue antigens - 1 Nov 1999
Hackstein H, Klüter H, Fricke L, Hoyer J, Bein G
Abstract excerpt
The involvement of the interleukin-4 (IL-4) pathway in B-lymphocyte activation and induction of a T helper 2 (Th2) cell response prompted us to investigate the influence of a recently described gain-of function mutation in the IL-4 receptor alpha-chain gene (IL-4R alpha; CD 124) on renal allograft survival. We developed a genotyping assay for the IL-4R alpha variant Q576R and investigated 203 renal transplant...
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