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Interleukin-10 gene promoter and NFKB1 promoter insertion/deletion polymorphisms in systemic sclerosis.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Feb 2013
Salim P H, Jobim M, Bredemeier M, Chies J A B, Brenol J C T, Jobim L F, Xavier R M
Abstract excerpt
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by fibrotic, immunological and vascular abnormalities. Nuclear factor-kB (NFKB), as a key transcription factor involved in the regulation of immune responses, appears to be a good candidate for studies on the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, as well as the interleukin-10 (IL-10) polymorphism, which other studies have suggested an...
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