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Association between the interleukin 6 genotype at position -174 and atopic dermatitis.
Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2013
Gharagozlou M, Farhadi E, Khaledi M, Behniafard N, Sotoudeh S, Salari R, Darabi B, Fathi S M, Mahmoudi M, Aghamohammadi A, Amirzargar A A, Rezaei N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin disorder of unknown origin that usually manifests for the first time in early infancy. Different types of genetic predisposition and environmental factors seem to be associated with the disease. METHODS: This study was performed to evaluate the frequency of alleles, genotypes, and haplotypes of interleukin (IL) 6 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at...
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