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Interleukin-6 gene polymorphism in febrile seizures.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Jan 2012
Nur Banu Guzel, Kahramaner Zelal, Duman Ozgur, Dundar Nihal Olgac, Sallakcı Nilgun, Yavuzer Ugur, Haspolat Senay
Abstract excerpt
Febrile seizures comprise a common type of pediatric convulsion. Inflammation and genetics may be involved in their pathogenesis. Regarding the role of cytokines (especially interleukin-6) in febrile responses, we performed a case control study of interleukin-6 gene (-174, -572, and -597) single-nucleotide polymorphisms to learn if correlations existed between these particular polymorphisms and febrile seizures....
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