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Association of IL-1α gene polymorphism with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes in Chinese children.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 26 Aug 2016
Zhou X, Ca J G, Peng H, Wang J L, Li G M
Abstract excerpt
The interleukin-1α (IL-1α) gene appears to play a role in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of the IL-1 rs1800587 gene polymorphism to susceptibility to T1D in Chinese children. This case-control study included 332 Chinese children with T1D and 332 healthy controls. Identification of genetic variants of rs1800587 in the IL-1α gene was...
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