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Allergic rhinitis and polymorphisms of the interleukin 1 gene complex.
Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology - 1 Sept 2003
Joki-Erkkilä Veli-Pekka, Karjalainen Jussi, Hulkkonen Janne, Pessi Tanja, Nieminen Markku M, Aromaa Arpo, Klaukka Timo, Hurme Mikko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a genetic background. Inflammatory reactions are regulated by cytokines. Cytokine genes are polymorphic and have been implicated as candidate genes in allergy. OBJECTIVES: To study the significance of the interleukin 1 (IL-1) gene complex in allergic rhinitis. METHODS: Population-based, cross-sectional study. We studied the polymorphisms of 3...
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