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Study on VNTR polymorphism of gene IL-1RA in 19 Chinese populations.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Apr 2010
Jiang J, Zhang X, Sun D, Jin Y, Bai J, Chen F, Fu S
Abstract excerpt
Earlier studies suggested that a variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism in intron 2 of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) gene might be associated with some chronic inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases and solid tumours. To study the distribution of this polymorphism in China, 1352 samples were collected from 19 widely distributed Chinese populations. PCR was used to genotype the...
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