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Single nucleotide polymorphism of interleukin-1beta associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 2009
Satoh T, Pandey J P, Okazaki Y, Asahi A, Kawakami Y, Ikeda Y, Kuwana M
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To examine the role of genetic factors in development of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in association with Helicobacter pylori infection, gene polymorphisms within the loci for human leukocyte antigen class II, interleukin (IL)-1beta (-511), tumor necrosis factor-beta (+252), immunoglobulin (Ig)G1 heavy chain (+643), and Igkappa light chain (+573) were determined in 164 adults with ITP and 75 healthy...
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