Article
IL28B gene polymorphisms and Th1/Th2 cytokine levels might be associated with HTLV-associated arthropathy.
Cytokine - 1 Jan 2016
de Sá Keyla Santos Guedes, Santana Bárbara Brasil, de Souza Ferreira Tuane Carolina, Sousa Rita Catarina Medeiros, Caldas Cezar Augusto Muniz, Azevedo Vânia Nakauth, Feitosa Rosimar Neris Martins, Machado Luiz Fernando Almeida, de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak Marluísa, Ishak Ricardo, Vallinoto Antonio Carlos Rosário
Abstract excerpt
The present study is the first investigation of the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs - rs8099917, rs12979860 and rs8103142) of the IL28B gene and the development of human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-associated arthropathy (HAA). Individuals with HAA exhibited low interleukin (IL) 6 (p<0.05) and high IL-10 (p<0.05) levels compared with asymptomatic patients. TNF-α/CD4(+) T cell count,...
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