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Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the human tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin 1-β genes in patients with pre-eclampsia.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 1 Sept 2012
Mohajertehran Farnaz, Tavakkol Afshari Jalil, Rezaieyazdi Zahra, Ghomian Nayereh
Abstract excerpt
Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-specific syndrome that may be dangerous especially to the fetus. Different cytokines have been found to be elevated in women with pre-eclampsia and may have possible roles in the development of this disorder. Alleles of the interleukin-l-beta (IL-lβ) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) genes are associated with pr-eeclampsia in several studies in different populations. The aim of...
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