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Association of IL-18 polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus in Asian populations: a meta-analysis.
BMC medical genetics - 15 Nov 2012
Chen Shuilian, Jiang Feng, Ren Jiangping, Liu Jiajing, Meng Wei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin (IL)-18, an important proinflammatory cytokine, plays a potential pathological role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Studies on the relationship of IL-18 gene promoter rs1946518 (-607A/C) polymorphism, rs187238 (-137G/C) polymorphism with RA and SLE are inconclusive. The aim of this study was to get a more precise estimation of the relationship in Asian...
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