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Genetic control of IL-1beta bioactivity through differential regulation of the IL-1 receptor antagonist.
European journal of immunology - 1 Oct 2002
Vamvakopoulos Joannis, Green Colin, Metcalfe Su
Abstract excerpt
Regulation of IL-1 bioactivity by the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) is critical for the preservation of normal vascular structure and function in mice. In humans, IL-1 bioactivity may be further fine-tuned by genetic polymorphisms. We recently proposed that an intronic polymorphism of the human gene encoding the IL-1R antagonist (IL1RN) is a genetic risk factor for the development of chronic cardiac allograft...
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