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IL1RN intron 2 polymorphism caused by variable number tandem repeats is associated with 1-year outcome in patients with ischaemic stroke.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Feb 2007
Gromadzka G, Sarzynska-Dlugosz I, Czlonkowska A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Results of experimental and clinical studies suggest that recombinant human interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (rhIL1ra) may be a good new therapeutic agent for acute stroke. In humans, IL1ra is encoded by the IL1RN gene located on chromosome 2. OBJECTIVES: To report on the association between different genotypes of the variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism within IL1RN, and disease...
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