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An association study of inflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms in Fabry disease.
European cytokine network - 1 Dec 2006
Safyan Rachael, Whybra Catharina, Beck Michael, Elstein Deborah, Altarescu Gheona
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fabry disease is an X-linked disorder associated with early-onset stroke, cardiomyopathy, and progression to end-stage renal failure. Correlations between inflammatory cytokines have been shown in other lysosomal storage diseases. The aim of the study was to evaluate functional gene polymorphisms of key pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and to correlate them to a clinical score to assess the...
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