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Association of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism with IgA nephropathy.
Nephron - 1 Aug 2002
Watanabe Makoto, Iwano Masayuki, Akai Yasuhiro, Kurioka Hideyuki, Nishitani Yoshiharu, Harada Koji, Hamano Kazumasa, Shiiki Hideo
Abstract excerpt
It is evident that cytokines play an important role in the pathogenesis as well as disease progression of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Several gene polymorphisms of the pertinent cytokines have an influence on the level of cytokine production. Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) gene polymorphi...
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