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Deficient IL-12p70 secretion by dendritic cells based on IL12B promoter genotype.
Genes and immunity - 1 Aug 2004
Müller-Berghaus J, Kern K, Paschen A, Nguyen X D, Klüter H, Morahan G, Schadendorf D
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-12 (IL-12), a heterodimeric cytokine, is important in the generation of a Th1-biased immune response. Several polymorphisms have been described in IL12B, the gene encoding the p40 subunit of IL-12. A bi-allelic polymorphism within the IL12B promoter region has been reported to show association with diseases as diverse as severe childhood asthma and fatal cerebral malaria. In order to define the...
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