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Polymorphisms in IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, IFN-γ and TGF-β1 genes and susceptibility to acute otitis media in early infancy.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 May 2014
Ilia Stavroula, Goulielmos George N, Samonis George, Galanakis Emmanouil
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic susceptibility has a major role in the pathogenesis of acute otitis media (AOM). In the present study, we investigated the variability of 5 cytokine genotypes as related to susceptibility and outcome of AOM in early infancy. METHODS: Single nucleotide polymorphisms in IL-6 (-174 G→C), IL-10 (-592 C→A, -819 C→T and -1082 G→A), TNF-α (-308 G→A), IFN-γ (+874 A→T) and TGF-β1 (codon 10 C→T; codon...
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