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IL-17A[G197G]-Association between NOx and gestational age in a South African birth cohort.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Apr 2018
Nansook P, Naidoo R N, Muttoo S, Asharam K, Ramkaran P, Phulukdaree A, Chuturgoon A A
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin (IL-)17A, plays a role in pathogenic defence, but is implicated in chronic inflammatory diseases, and has recently been associated with variable pregnancy outcomes. We investigated the role of maternal IL-17-[G197A]-specific effects of third-trimester IL-17 mRNA expression, NOx exposure levels and other variables on gestational age, in the Mother and Child in the Environment (MACE) birth cohort in...
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