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Novel single nucleotide polymorphisms in the distal IL-10 promoter affect IL-10 production and enhance the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Mar 2001
Gibson A W, Edberg J C, Wu J, Westendorp R G, Huizinga T W, Kimberly R P
Abstract excerpt
Family studies of first-degree relatives and analysis of twins indicate that as much as 75% of the differences in quantitative IL-10 production in man derive from heritable genetic factors. Studies of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the proximal 1.0 kb of the IL-10 promoter have yielded inconsistent association with IL-10 production and variable results in promoter-reporter studies. However, in normal...
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