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Interleukin-10 gene promoter region polymorphisms are not associated with BCG osteitis in vaccinated infants.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Oct 2015
Pöyhönen L, Teräsjärvi J, Nuolivirta K, Vuononvirta J, Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela K, Kröger L, Huhtala H, Mertsola J, Ilonen J, Peltola V, Korppi M, He Q
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Complications arising from bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination were recorded in a national register in Finland until 1988. In the period 1960-1988, 222 patients suffered from BCG osteitis. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of the gene encoding interleukin 10 (IL-10) are associated with BCG osteitis after vaccination in neonates. DESIGN:...
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