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IL-1 cluster gene polymorphisms in Turkish patients with Behçet's disease.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Aug 2011
Ozçimen A A, Dilek K, Bingöl U, Sarıcaoğlu H, Sarandöl A, Taşkapılıoğlu O, Yurtkuran M, Yurtkuran M A, Oral H B
Abstract excerpt
Several cytokine genes may play crucial roles in host susceptibility to Behçet's Disease (BD), since the cytokine production capacity varies among individuals and depends on the cytokine gene polymorphisms. The association of the IL-1 cluster gene polymorphisms with the development of BD was investigated in this study. DNA samples were obtained from a Turkish population of 97 patients with BD, and 77 healthy...
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