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Interleukin-10 promoter polymorphism is associated with the predisposition to the development of IgA nephropathy and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in Korea.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Dec 2005
Chin Ho Jun, Na Ki Young, Kim Soo Jin, Oh Kook-Hwan, Kim Yon Su, Lim Chun Soo, Kim Suhnggwon, Chae Dong-Wan
Abstract excerpt
The roles of interleukin-10 (IL-10) have been emphasized in several models of glomerulonephritis (GN). Three biallelic polymorphisms within the IL-10 promoter region, at positions -1,082, -819, and -592 from the transcription initiation site, were shown to affect the level of IL-10 production. To investigate the effect of IL-10 promoter polymorphisms on the predisposition to development of GN in Korea, IL-10...
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