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Serum Interleukin-6 Levels and Pulmonary Function in Ataxia-Telangiectasia.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Apr 2016
McGrath-Morrow Sharon A, Collaco Joseph M, Detrick Barbara, Lederman Howard M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential link between systemic inflammation and impaired lung function in people with ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), we hypothesized that serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6, a proinflammatory cytokine, would correlate inversely with lung function in subjects with A-T. STUDY DESIGN: Consecutive subjects with A-T were recruited from the Johns Hopkins Outpatient A-T Clinical Center. Serum...
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