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Polymorphism of the 5' flanking region of the IL-12 receptor beta2 gene partially determines the clinical types of leprosy through impaired transcriptional activity.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jul 2005
Ohyama H, Ogata K, Takeuchi K, Namisato M, Fukutomi Y, Nishimura F, Naruishi H, Ohira T, Hashimoto K, Liu T, Suzuki M, Uemura Y, Matsushita S
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BACKGROUND: Individual differences in T cell responsiveness to interleukin 12 (IL-12), resulting from inherited factors, may be responsible for differences in the intensity of cell mediated immune (CMI) responses in patients with leprosy, a disease with a wide clinical spectrum. AIM: Polymorphism...
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