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IL-10 gene polymorphisms in infectious disease and SIDS.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Sept 2004
Opdal Siri Hauge
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a regulatory cytokine, and its principal role in vivo is to limit inflammatory response. IL-10 has been shown to influence both the susceptibility and course of various diseases, and the different polymorphisms in the IL-10 gene promoter have been associated with disease prevalence and severity. The genes involved in the immune system are also assumed to be of importance with regard to...
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