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The -251 A/T Polymorphism in the IL8 Promoter is a Risk Factor for Acute Pancreatitis.
Pancreas - 1 Jan 2018
Bishu Shrinivas, Koutroumpakis Efstratios, Mounzer Rawad, Stello Kimberly, Pollock Nijole, Evans Anna, Whitcomb David C, Papachristou Georgios I
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OBJECTIVES: Inflammation in the setting of acute pancreatitis (AP) is partially driven by pathogen recognition receptors that recognize damage-associated molecular patterns. Interleukin (IL)-8 is a chemotactic factor produced by pathogen recognition receptor-expressing cells. A single-nucleotide polymorphism in IL8 promoter region (-251 A/T) has been implicated in inflammatory diseases. We examined whether this...
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