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[Association of IL-1β-511T gene rs16944 polymorphism with febrile seizures].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 1 Feb 2014
Ren Xiao-Tun, Sun Su-Zhen, Liu Fang, Wang Xiao-Ming
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Despite substantial research efforts worldwide, the role of inflammatory cytokine IL-1β in the onset of febrile seizures (FS) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between rs16944 polymorphism of the IL-1β-511T gene and occurrence of simple FS in a sample of Han children in northern China. METHODS: The IL-1β-511T gene rs16944 was genotyped by SNaPshot SNP technique...
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