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T-889C IL-1alpha promoter polymorphism influences the response to oral cyclophosphamide in scleroderma patients with alveolitis.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Jan 2007
Beretta Lorenzo, Cappiello Francesca, Barili Morena, Bertolotti Francesca, Scorza Raffaella
Abstract excerpt
Cyclophosphamide (CYC) is the cornerstone of the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated fibrosing alveolitis (FAS). Despite treatment with CYC, in a not negligible proportion of SSc-FAS patients, deterioration in lung function can be observed. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) cluster gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were implicated in the pathogenesis of some interstitial lung diseases and may favor the...
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