Article
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...
Topics
- Acne Vulgaris
- Adolescent
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-4
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Receptors, Interleukin-4
- Saudi Arabia
- Severity of Illness Index
- Young Adult