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Association of interleukin 4 (-590 T/C) and interleukin 4 receptor (Q551R A/G) gene polymorphisms with acne vulgaris.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Al Robaee Ahmad A, AlZolibani Abdullateef, Al Shobaili Hani, Settin Ahmad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Acne vulgaris is a common skin disorder. The complete etiology of this disease remains to be identified; however, it seems that aberrant expression of cytokine genes might be a contributing factor. This study aimed to investigate the association of genetic polymorphisms related to interleukin 4 (IL-4) promotor and receptor (IL-4R) genes as inflammatory modulators with acne vulgaris....
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