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Lack of association of interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 2006
Huang Chung-Ming, Huo An-Ping, Tsai Chang-Hai, Chen Chi-Lan, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to determine whether interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 gene polymorphisms were markers of susceptibility to or severity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Chinese patients. The study included 150 Chinese patients with SLE. A total of 130 unrelated healthy individuals living in central Taiwan served as control subjects. Polymorphisms of the IL-6 and IL-8 gene were typed from genomic...
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