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Lack of association of IL-12 p40 gene polymorphism with peptic ulcer disease.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2005
García-González María A, Lanas Angel, Wu Jing, Benito Rafael, Santolaria Santos, Crusius Bart, Peña Salvador
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin 12 (IL-12) is a proinflammatory cytokine composed by two chains, p40 and p35, that plays a key role in the promotion of a Th1 immune response in the gastrointestinal mucosa. An enhanced expression of IL-12 mRNA in gastric mucosa has been reported in individuals infected by Helicobacter pylori. The aim of our study was to assess whether a functional polymorphism located at position 1188 (A-->C) of the...
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