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Gene polymorphisms of IL-6(-174) G/C and IL-1Ra VNTR in asthmatic children.
Indian journal of pediatrics - 1 Oct 2008
Settin Ahmad, Zedan Magdy, Farag Mohamed, Ezz El Regal Mohammed, Osman Engy
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OBJECTIVE: To check for the association of genetic polymorphisms of IL-6-(-174)G/C and IL-1RaVNTR with the susceptibility and severity of asthma in Egyptian children. METHODS: Subjects included 69 asthmatic children and 98 healthy unrelated controls from the Nile Delta of Egypt. Cases consisted of 20 males and 49 females with an age mean +/- SD is 7.5 +/- 2.1 ranging between 2-13 years. DNA amplification using...
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