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Interleukin 18 promoter polymorphisms are not strongly associated with type I diabetes in a UK population.
Genes and immunity - 1 Mar 2005
Martin R J L, Savage D A, Carson D J, Maxwell A P, Patterson C C
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin 18 (IL18) is a proinflammatory cytokine whose levels are increased in the subclinical stage of insulin-dependent (type I) diabetes mellitus. Previous case-control studies have reported associations between IL18 -607C>A and -137G>C promoter polymorphisms and type I diabetes. We perform...
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