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Polymorphism of the NFKB1 affects the serum inflammatory levels of IL-6 in Hashimoto thyroiditis in a Turkish population.
Immunobiology - 1 Jul 2014
Koc Arzuhan, Batar Bahadir, Celik Ozlem, Onaran Ilhan, Tasan Ertugrul, Sultuybek Gonul Kanigur
Abstract excerpt
Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of thyroid gland affected by interaction of multiple genes and various cytokines. Variants in the genes coding for the NFKB and IKB proteins can be potentially involved in the development of the inflammatory diseases. NFKB, a key transcription factor of the regulation of immune responses, is interesting candidate for association studies about...
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