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Impact of Interleukin-17F Gene Polymorphisms in Outcome of Kidney Transplantation in Tunisian Recipients.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Jan 2000
Haouami Y, Sfar I, Dhaouadi T, Gargah T, Bacha M, Bardi R, Abderrahim E, Goucha R, Ounissi M, Ben Abdallah T, Gorgi Y
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BACKGROUND: Genetic polymorphisms of interleukin (IL)-17F, associated with functional and/or quantitative change in this glycoprotein, have been described as predisposing to various autoimmune diseases. The proinflammatory IL-17 has some roles in renal transplantation. In this context, the relationship between the most common IL-17F polymorphisms with acute renal allograft rejection susceptibility in Tunisian...
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