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Interleukin-1 gene complex polymorphisms in systemic sclerosis patients with severe restrictive lung physiology.
Human immunology - 1 Jul 2007
Beretta Lorenzo, Bertolotti Francesca, Cappiello Francesca, Barili Morena, Masciocchi Michela, Toussoun Karen, Caronni Monica, Scorza Raffaella
Abstract excerpt
Increased concentrations of interleukin-1 (IL-1) were observed in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids from patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), and their levels were correlated with the patients' forced vital capacity (FVC). Because IL-1 production is regulated at the genetic level, we hypothesized that IL-1 gene complex single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) might be relevant to the progression of ventilatory...
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