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Distribution of cytokine gene polymorphisms in the general Lebanese population: the first report.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Aug 2009
Mahfouz Rami A R, Shammaa Dina, Harb Naim, Halas Hussein, Sarafian Kevork, Zaatari Ghazi, Bazarbachi Ali
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CONTEXT: Cytokines are polypeptide regulatory molecules that play a significant role in inflammatory and regulatory responses of the immune system. Several cytokine gene polymorphisms have been studied to date and have been found to be associated with distorted cytokine production or activity by affecting transcriptional regulation and with vulnerability to a variety of infectious and autoimmune diseases as well...
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