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Associations of IL-2 and IL-4 gene polymorphisms with psoriasis in the Korean population.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Nov 2007
Kim Yang-Kyum, Pyo Chul-Woo, Choi Hee-Baeg, Kim Su-Yeon, Kim Tae-Yoon, Kim Tai-Gyu
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BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is association with an overexpression of T-helper cell type 1(Th1) cytokines and relative underexpression of Th2 cytokines. The cytokine production is under genetic control, and certain allelic variants of cytokine genes are associated with higher or lower cytokine productio...
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