Article
Lack of association between IL10 polymorphisms and sarcoidosis in Japanese patients.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Sakuyama Kenichi, Meguro Akira, Ota Masao, Ishihara Mami, Uemoto Riyo, Ito Haruyasu, Okada Eiichi, Namba Kenichi, Kitaichi Nobuyoshi, Morimoto Shin-ichiro, Kaburaki Toshikatsu, Ando Yasutaka, Takenaka Shinobu, Yuasa Takenosuke, Ohno Shigeaki, Inoko Hidetoshi, Mizuki Nobuhisa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate whether interleukin 10 (IL10) gene polymorphisms are associated with the development of sarcoidosis in Japanese patients. METHODS: Two hundred and eighty-eight Japanese sarcoidosis patients and 310 Japanese healthy controls were recruited. We genotyped 9 single-nucleotide polymorphisms in IL10 and assessed the allelic diversity between cases and controls. RESULTS: No significant...
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