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Does the imbalance between agonistic and antagonistic IL-1 play a role in progression of febrile convulsions?
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences - 1 Jan 2016
Ozen F, Koçak N, Halil Yildirim Ii, Hacimuto G, Sen V
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OBJECTIVE: Inflammation may play an important role in the etiopathology of febrile convulsions (FC). IL-1β is an important mediator of inflammation and fever is also important information of FCs. It is suggested that there may be a relationship between polymorphisms of IL-1β and FC. The aim of the present study is to investigate the polymorphic situation of promoter region of IL-1β in two sites (-31 and -511) and...
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