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Chemokine gene polymorphisms in idiopathic anterior uveitis.
Cytokine - 1 Jul 2006
Yeo Tun K, Ahad Muhammad A, Kuo Ni-wen, Spagnolo Paolo, Menezo Victor, Lympany Penny, Lightman Sue
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine whether there are any associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms of the chemokine genes IL-8, MCP-1, their corresponding receptors CXCR1 and CCR2 and disease outcome in patients with acute idiopathic anterior uveitis. METHODS: 60 Caucasian patients with idiopathic acute recurrent anterior uveitis together with 120 healthy Caucasian control subjects were...
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