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Gene polymorphisms of TNF-alpha-308 (G/A), IL-10(-1082) (G/A), IL-6(-174) (G/C) and IL-1Ra (VNTR) in Egyptian cases with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Autoimmunity - 1 Jan 2009
Settin Ahmad, Ismail Azza, El-Magd Megahed Abo, El-Baz Rizk, Kazamel Amira
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BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a genetically conditioned autoimmune disease in which cytokines play an important role. Objectives. To check for the association of polymorphisms of cytokine genes with type 1 diabetes. Subjects. This work included 50 cases with T1D and 98 healthy individuals from the Nile Delta region of Egypt. Cases included 20 males and 30 females with a median age of 25 and range of 15-50...
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