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Polymorphisms of interleukin-1 Beta and interleukin-17Alpha genes are associated with restless legs syndrome.
Biological research for nursing - 1 Apr 2014
Hennessy Mary Dawn, Zak Rochelle S, Gay Caryl L, Pullinger Clive R, Lee Kathryn A, Aouizerat Bradley E
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OBJECTIVE: Dopamine, iron, and inflammatory pathways are considered important to the development of restless legs syndrome (RLS). Recent genetic studies support involvement of dopamine and iron; however, cytokine gene variation in the inflammatory component remains unexplored. A recent study reported a high prevalence of RLS among HIV-infected adults. We estimate occurrence of RLS in an ethnically diverse sample...
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