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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in renal transplant recipients.
Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Dec 2006
Azarpira N, Aghdaie M H, Geramizadeh B, Behzadi S, Nikeghbalian S, Sagheb F, Rahsaz M, Behzad-Behbahanie A, Ayatollahi M, Darai M, Azarpira M R, Banihashemie M, Tabei S Z
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Acute rejection remains an important cause of graft loss after renal transplantation, and cytokines are key mediators in the induction and effector phases of all immune and inflammatory responses. However, the influence of gene polymorphisms on the functional immune response of transplant recipient outcomes remains controversial. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The amplification refractory mutation system...
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