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Proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms in Behçet's disease.
European cytokine network - 1 Dec 2010
Amirzargar Aliakbar, Shahram Farhad, Nikoopour Enayat, Rezaei Nima, Saeedfar Keyvan, Ziaei Naghmeh, Davatchi Fereydoun
Abstract excerpt
Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, systemic disease, characterized by oral and genital lesions, and ocular inflammation. There is evidence indicating altered levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in patients with BD. This study involved 150 patients with BD and 140 healthy controls, and investigated the role of proinflammatory cytokine gene...
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