Article
Polymorphisms of genes encoding interleukin-4 and its receptor in Iranian patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Aug 2016
Ziaee Vahid, Rezaei Arezou, Harsini Sara, Maddah Marzieh, Zoghi Samaneh, Sadr Maryam, Moradinejad Mohammad Hassan, Rezaei Nima
Abstract excerpt
As cytokines, including interleukin-4 (IL-4), seem to have a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), this study is aimed at investigating of association of polymorphisms in IL-4 and IL-4 receptor α (IL-4RA) genes with susceptibility to JIA. A case-control study wa...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Alleles
- Arthritis, Juvenile
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Interleukin-4
- Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Subunit
- Iran
- Male
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
