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Interleukin 6 gene promoter polymorphism is not associated with Kawasaki disease.
Genes and immunity - 1 Nov 2001
Sohn M H, Hur M W, Kim D S
Abstract excerpt
We examined the IL-6 gene promoter and detected several interesting promoter polymorphisms: GGGCTG insertion at +162 bp and G deletion at +168 bp positions (M1), A to G substitution at -594 bp (M2) of the reported IL-6 promoter sequence. Other rare variations were also observed at several positions: -583 bp (T insertion), -507 bp (C insertion), -71 bp (T deletion), +17 bp (C insertion), and +121 bp (GC...
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