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Association of interleukin-17F gene polymorphism with enterovirus 71 encephalitis in patients with hand, foot, and mouth disease.
Inflammation - 1 Aug 2013
Lv Tiegang, Li Jian, Han Zhenliang, Chen Zongbo
Abstract excerpt
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is one of the common pathogenic agents of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) and is associated with severe complications including encephalitis. Interleukin (IL)-17F plays an important role in tissue inflammation by inducing release of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. We investigated the association between EV71 encephalitis and of IL-17F 7488T/C (rs763780) gene polymorphism,...
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