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Serum IL-33 level and IL-33 gene polymorphisms in Behçet's disease.
Rheumatology international - 1 Mar 2015
Koca Suleyman Serdar, Kara Murat, Deniz Firat, Ozgen Metin, Demir Caner Feyzi, Ilhan Nevin, Isik Ahmet
Abstract excerpt
Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disease. Increased productions of cytokines including interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 are documented, and IL-1α and β gene polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to the disease. IL-33 is a recently discovered member of IL-1 cytokine family. The aim of the study was to detect serum IL-33 level and IL-33 gene polymorphisms in a cohort of BD. Unrelated 117...
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