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T helper-2 cytokine/regulatory T-cell gene polymorphisms and their relation with risk of psoriasis in a South Indian Tamil cohort.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 2017
Indhumathi Sundar, Rajappa Medha, Chandrashekar Laxmisha, Ananthanarayanan Palghat Hariharan, Thappa Devinder Mohan, Negi Vir Singh
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BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is known to be associated with an up-regulation of T-helper (Th)-1 & Th-17 cytokines and a relative down-regulation of Th-2 and T-regulatory (T-reg) cytokines. Certain allelic variants of these cytokine genes may alter Th1/Th17 and Th2/T-reg balance and may be associated with the risk of psoriasis. Hence we aimed to determine the association of IL-4 (rs2243250), IL-10 (rs1800871 and...
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