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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in common variable immunodeficiency.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 2009
Rezaei Nima, Aghamohammadi Asghar, Shakiba Yadollah, Mahmoudi Mahdi, Jalali Arash, Moradi Batoul, Amirzargar Ali Akbar
Abstract excerpt
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous group of disorders, characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and an increased susceptibility to recurrent infections, autoimmunity and cancers. There are some conflicting results regarding the cytokine profile of CVID patients. While cytokine production could be associated with gene polymorphism, genetic profiles of a number of cytokines were analyzed in...
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