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The association between the interleukin-10 cytokine and CC chemokine ligand 5 polymorphisms and mycetoma granuloma formation.
Medical mycology - 1 Jul 2013
Mhmoud Najwa A, Fahal Ahmed H, van de Sande Wendy W J
Abstract excerpt
Mycetoma is a progressive and destructive chronic granulomatous subcutaneous inflammatory disease caused by bacteria and fungi. The genetic determinants for susceptibility to and the development of mycetoma are unclear. Polymorphisms in genes encoding for cytokines and chemokines usually influence the efficiency of the immune response to infection and are associated with disease susceptibility and progression....
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