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Cytokine gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iranian patients.
Cytokine - 1 Aug 2006
Kamali-Sarvestani Eskandar, Rasouli Manoochehr, Mortazavi Hosein, Gharesi-Fard Behrouz
Abstract excerpt
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the most prevalent clinical forms of leishmaniasis. Preliminary data suggest that cytokine gene polymorphisms can contribute to resistance or susceptibility to CL. Therefore, we investigated the association of functional polymorphisms in four cytokine genes with susceptibility to, and clinical outcome of CL. A total of 201 patients with self-healing cutaneous leishmaniasis...
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