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Relevance of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist intron-2 polymorphism in ischemic stroke.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2003
Seripa Davide, Dobrina Aldo, Margaglione Maurizio, Matera Maria Giovanna, Gravina Carolina, Vecile Elena, Fazio Vito Michele
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Evidence of inflammatory phenomena associated with atherosclerotic plaques is extensive. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is one of the key modulators of the inflammatory response, and its activity is critically regulated by its receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra). A variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) in intron 2 of the human IL-1Ra shows a common polymorphism that has been related to different production of IL-1Ra and IL-1...
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