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Absence of association of interleukin-18 gene polymorphisms with primary immune thrombocytopenia in a Chinese Han population.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Aug 2014
Li Huiyuan, Xuan Min, Xue Feng, Liu Xiaofan, Zhang Donglei, Fu Rongfeng, Yang Yanhui, Zhang Xian, Yang Renchi
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is an inflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in autoimmune disease by inducing interferon-γ secretion. Considering the abnormal serum concentration of IL-18 in primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) patients and the regulated effect of IL-18 gene polymorphisms on its production, the aim of this study was to investigate a possible association between the IL-18 promoter...
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