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Correlation of polymorphic variation in the promoter region of the interleukin-1 beta gene with secretion of interleukin-1 beta protein.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 2004
Hall Stephanie K, Perregaux David G, Gabel Christopher A, Woodworth Thasia, Durham L Kathryn, Huizinga T W F, Breedveld F C, Seymour Albert B
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OBJECTIVE: Significant variation in interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) protein secretion between subjects has been observed when using a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/ATP-mediated ex vivo blood stimulation assay. To explore the potential relationships between genetic polymorphisms in the IL1B cytokine gene and cellular responses to inflammatory stimuli such as LPS, we investigated the hypothesis that polymorphisms within...
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