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Susceptibility to primary Epstein-Barr virus infection is associated with interleukin-10 gene promoter polymorphism.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Sept 2001
Helminen M E, Kilpinen S, Virta M, Hurme M
Abstract excerpt
In total, 116 children were investigated to determine whether the interleukin (IL)-10 polymorphism influences the age at primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. The promoter of IL-10 is polymorphic, with 3 known single base substitutions (G/A at -1082, C/T at -819, and C/A at -592), which for...
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