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Proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms among Iranian patients with asthma.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2009
Mahdaviani Seyed Alireza, Rezaei Nima, Moradi Batoul, Dorkhosh Shahin, Amirzargar Ali Akbar, Movahedi Masoud
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INTRODUCTION: Asthma is one of the most common respiratory diseases caused by acute and chronic inflammation of airways. Proinflammatory cytokines could contribute to this inflammatory process. This study was performed in order to analyze the genetic profile of proinflammatory cytokines in Iranian asthmatic patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The allele and genotype frequencies of a number polymorphic genes coding...
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