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Interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) gene polymorphisms in acquired aplastic anemia.
Annals of hematology - 1 Jul 2009
Takaku Tomoiku, Calado Rodrigo T, Kajigaya Sachiko, Young Neal S
Abstract excerpt
Acquired aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare disease with a complex pathogenesis. In most cases, T cell-mediated immune destruction of hematopoietic cells results in peripheral blood pancytopenia and bone marrow hypoplasia. A subset of the heterodimeric interleukin-23 receptor gene (IL-23R) is significantly associated with autoimmune-mediated diseases. To examine whether IL-23R single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
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