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Analysis of IL-12 p40 subunit gene and IFN-gamma G5644A polymorphisms in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Respiratory research - 1 Jan 2003
Latsi Panagiota, Pantelidis Panagiotis, Vassilakis Dimitris, Sato Hiroe, Welsh Kenneth I, du Bois Roland M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genes encoding cytokine mediators are prime candidates for genetic analysis in conditions with T-helper (Th) cell disease driven imbalance. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a predominantly Th2 mediated disease associated with a paucity of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). The paucity of IFN-gamma may favor the development of progressive fibrosis in IPF. Interleukin-12 (IL-12) plays a key role in...
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