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Association of IRF5 polymorphisms with susceptibility to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in children.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Dec 2011
Yanagimachi Masakatsu, Goto Hiroaki, Miyamae Takako, Kadota Keisuke, Imagawa Tomoyuki, Mori Masaaki, Sato Hidenori, Yanagisawa Ryu, Kaneko Tetsuji, Morita Satoshi, Ishii Eiichi, Yokota Shumpei
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a hyperinflammatory syndrome and has a varied genetic background. The polymorphism of interferon regulatory factor 5 gene (IRF5) was reported to be associated with susceptibility to macrophage activation syndrome. IRF5 acts as a master transcription factor in the activation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. We assessed associations of IRF5 gene polymorphisms...
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