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Interleukin 8 -251T>A and Interferon gamma +874A>T polymorphism: potential predictors of allograft outcome in renal transplant recipients from north India.
Transplant immunology - 1 May 2009
Singh Ranjana, Kesarwani Pravin, Ahirwar Dinesh K, Kapoor Rakesh, Mittal Rama D
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BACKGROUND: Episodes of acute rejection represent an important risk factor for the development of chronic allograft nephropathy. We explored whether certain cytokine gene polymorphisms in renal transplant recipients may be useful markers for susceptibility to allograft rejection. Interleukin 8 (IL8) -251 T>A and interferon gamma (IFNG) +874A>T gene polymorphisms were correlated with allograft outcome in renal...
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