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Study of the association of IL-1β and IL-1RA gene polymorphisms with occurrence and severity of Familial Mediterranean fever.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2015
Ibrahim José-Noel, Chouery Eliane, Lecron Jean-Claude, Mégarbané André, Medlej-Hashim Myrna
Abstract excerpt
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a recessive autoinflammatory disorder. The balance between the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β and its receptor antagonist IL-1RA plays an important role in the development of FMF. In order to determine a possible association of polymorphisms in IL-1β and IL-1RA genes with occurrence and/or severity of the disease, 42 genetically confirmed FMF patients and 42 controls were...
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