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Association of interleukin-4 polymorphisms with multiple sclerosis in southeastern Iranian patients.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Arababadi Mohammad Kazemi, Mosavi Reza, Ravari Ali, Teimori Hossein, Hassanshahi Gholamhossein
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Immune system-related factors are important in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Interleukin 4 (IL-4) as a helper T cell (2TH) cytokine is involved in the regulation of immune responses. Hence, this study was designed to explore the association between MS and polymorphisms in the -590 region of IL-4. DESIGN AND SETTING: A descriptive study at Rafsanjan University of Medical...
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