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Relationship between cytokine gene polymorphisms and graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in a Brazilian population.
Cytokine - 3 Nov 2005
Laguila Visentainer Jeane Eliete, Lieber Sofia Rocha, Lopes Persoli Lígia Beatriz, Dutra Marques Sílvia Barbosa, Vigorito Afonso Celso, Penteado Aranha Francisco José, de Brito Eid Kátia Aparecida, Oliveira Gislaine Borba, Martins Miranda Eliana Cristina, Bragotto Luciana, de Souza Cármino Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is the major complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and cytokines are recognized as important mediators of GVHD. Polymorphisms in the regulatory regions of several cytokine genes have been associated with a number of immune diseases as well as organ transplant complications. In this study we have investigated the role of tumor necrosis...
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