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Gene polymorphisms of interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor beta in allergic rhinitis.
Allergologia et immunopathologia - 1 Jan 2000
Nasiri R, Hirbod-Mobarakeh A, Movahedi M, Farhadi E, Ansaripour B, Amirzargar A A, Rezaei N
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BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a polygenic inflammatory disorder of the upper respiratory airway with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), as two cytokines with pleiotropic effects on both innate and adaptive immunity, play important roles in allergic responses. Therefore, this study was performed to evaluate the associations of five...
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