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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in intron 2 of the human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene: further definition of the IL-1 beta and IL-1Ra polymorphisms in North American Caucasians and Taiwanese Chinese.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 2001
Tseng L H, Chen P J, Lin M T, Shau W Y, Chaung S M, Martin P J, Hansen J A
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have suggested that a variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism in the second intron of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene and the single nucleotide polymorphisms at positions -511 and +3954 of the IL-1beta gene might be associated with increased risks of chronic inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases and gastric cancer. In the present study, IL-1beta and IL-1Ra...
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