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Influence of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism on disease.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jan 2002
Witkin Steven S, Gerber Stefan, Ledger William J
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) is a naturally occurring competitive inhibitor of interleukin-1 (IL-1)-induced proinflammatory activity. The IL-1RA gene is polymorphic, resulting in quantitative differences in both IL-1RA and IL-1beta production. Persons homozygous for allele 2 of the IL-1RA gene (IL1RN*2) have a more prolonged and more severe proinflammatory immune response than persons with other...
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