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Combination of interleukin-10 gene promoter polymorphisms with HLA-DRB1*15 allele is associated with multiple sclerosis.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Jun 2017
Shahbazi Majid, Abadi Javad Sadeghi Allah, Roshandel Danial, Koochaki Maryam, Amiri Hosein, Kohansal Rahim, Baghbanian Seied Mohammad, Zamani Mahdi
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is common in some ethnic groups. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive cytokine that may be an important regulator in MS disease pathogenesis. IL-10 promoter includes several single nucleotide polymorphisms and the level of IL-10 expression is related to these polymorphisms. Furthermore, loci within the histocompatibility...
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