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Associations between interleukin and interleukin receptor gene polymorphisms and risk of gout.
Scientific reports - 24 Sept 2015
Liu Shiguo, Zhou Zheng, Wang Can, Guo Mingzhen, Chu Nan, Li Changgui
Abstract excerpt
Gout is a self-limiting, auto-inflammatory arthritis induced by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the synovial fluid and periarticular tissues. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between genetic variants in the interleukin (IL) and interleukin receptor (ILR) genes IL-33, IL-1RL1, IL-23R, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) and susceptibility to gout...
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