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Correlation of IL-1alpha and IL-4 gene polymorphisms and clinical parameters in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Mar 2007
Vasakova M, Striz I, Slavcev A, Jandova S, Dutka J, Terl M, Kolesar L, Sulc J
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious disease characterized with progressive scarring of the lungs in which a genetic background is supposed. We have tested correlation of promotor regions of IL-1alpha and IL-4 gene polymorphisms with clinical parameters in IPF. We investigated the group of 30 patients with IPF. The correlations of vital capacity (VC) and diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide...
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