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Contribution of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the IL1A gene to the cleavage of precursor IL-1alpha and its transcription activity.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2007
Kawaguchi Yasushi, Tochimoto Akiko, Hara Masako, Kawamoto Manabu, Sugiura Tomoko, Saito Seiji, Kamatani Naoyuki
Abstract excerpt
We previously demonstrated the association of IL1A gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with susceptibility to systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. In this study, we explored the effects of SNP on the transcriptional activity and processing of the precursor IL-1alpha (pre-IL-1alpha) in skin fibroblasts. Two kinds of promoter regions of the IL1A gene were prepared including C or T at -889, referred to C/IL1A...
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