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Genetic Analysis of IL-17 Gene Polymorphisms in Gout in a Male Chinese Han Population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Zhou Zheng, Li Xinde, Li Hua, Guo Mingzhen, Liu Shiguo, Li Changgui
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin (IL)-17 is a proinflammatory cytokine mainly secreted by activated T helper 17 cells and involved in inflammatory immune responses. This study aimed to investigate the association between IL-17 variants as well as serum IL-17 levels with gout in male Chinese Han individuals. A total of 1,101 male gout patients and 1,239 ethic-matched controls were enrolled. Genetic distributions of three variants...
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