Article
Association study of interleukin-1 family, interleukin-6, and its receptor gene polymorphisms in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Nov 2017
Izakovicova Holla Lydie, Valova Simona, Borilova Linhartova Petra, Bartova Jirina, Petanova Jitka, Kuklinek Pavel, Fassmann Antonin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is one of the most common oral chronic ulcerative disease in which proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are thought to play an important role. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible association between polymorphisms in the IL-1 cytokine family, IL-6 or its receptor and RAS in the Czech population. METHODS: A...
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