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Genetic polymorphisms of inflammatory molecules in Tunisian kidney transplantation.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Mar 2011
Krichen H, Khazen D, Sfar I, Ben Abdallah T, Bardi R, Jendoubi-Ayed S, Makhlouf M, Abderrahim E, Aouadi H, Ayed K, Gorgi Y
Abstract excerpt
As chemokines and adhesion molecules play major roles in the process by which leukocytes are recruited from the bloodstream into sites of inflammation, genetic variations in the production or activity of molecules may influence susceptibility to acute rejection episodes. This study sought to determine the impact of recipient monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), chemokine receptor (CCR2, CCR5), and adhesion...
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