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Association of Interleukin-10 gene promoter polymorphisms with obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung - 1 May 2016
Özdaş Sibel, Özdaş Talih, Acar Mustafa, Erbek Selim S, Köseoğlu Sabri, Göktürk Gökhan, Izbirak Afife
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin-10 (IL) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that regulates normal sleep patterns, and recent studies have reported that it is a potential useful biomarker to identify presence and severity of sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Promoter polymorphisms of IL-10 gene have been associated with altered expression levels, which contributes to OSAS. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the...
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