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Cytokine gene polymorphisms associated with symptomatic parvovirus B19 infection
26 Sept 2003
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The immune system has been implicated in the pathogenesis of certain clinical manifestations of parvovirus B19 infection, including rash and arthralgia. Cytokines feature in the pathogenesis of parvovirus B19 infection, so inherited variability in cytokine responses to B19 infection might have a bearing on the symptomatology of parvovirus B19 infection. AIMS: To investigate the possible role of...
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