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The IL-10 gene is not involved in the predisposition to inflammatory bowel disease.
Electrophoresis - 1 Nov 2000
Klein W, Tromm A, Griga T, Fricke H, Folwaczny C, Hocke M, Eitner K, Marx M, Runte M, Epplen J T
Abstract excerpt
Although genetic predisposition for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is well established, little is known about the accountable genes. The pathogenesis of IBD is characterized by an imbalanced activation of Th1- and Th2-lymphocytes. IL-10 represents an anti-inflammatory cytokine which downregulat...
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