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Saliva and blood interferon gamma levels and IFNG genotypes in acute graft-versus-host disease.
Oral diseases - 1 Nov 2012
Resende R G, Correia-Silva J D F, Silva T A, Xavier S G, Bittencourt H, Gomez R S, Abreu M H N G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Graft-versus-host disease is a major complication after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Interferon gamma is an important pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in this disease. Cytokine gene polymorphisms are associated with functional differences in cytokine expression and can alter the clinical course of graft-versus-host disease. This study aimed to investigate the association between...
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