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Interleukin-1 alpha genotype and outcome of unrelated donor haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for chronic myeloid leukaemia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Apr 2007
Mehta Parinda A, Eapen Mary, Klein John P, Gandham Sharavi, Elliott James, Zamzow Tiffany, Combs Michelle, Aplenc Richard, MacMillan Margaret L, Weisdorf Daniel J, Petersdorf Effie, Davies Stella M
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1alpha) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that is implicated in the initiation/maintenance of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and the immune response to infection. A cytosine (C) to thymine (T) transition at position -889 is believed to influence gene transcription. A previous single institution study showed that the presence of at least one IL1A T allele in the donor was associated with...
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