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Quantitative assessment of the association between IL-10 -592 A/C polymorphism and Kawasaki disease risk in Chinese population: evidence from a meta-analysis.
Cardiology in the young - 1 Jun 2018
Jin Xiaochun, Yin Shuzhou, Zhang Youtao, Chen Xu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: IL-10, as a proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine, has been thought to have an important role in the development of Kawasaki disease. Variation in the IL-10 gene might lead to altered protein production, which may result in Kawasaki disease. Several studies have been performed to investigate the IL-10 -592 A/C polymorphism and Kawasaki disease risk. Unfortunately, the results of previous...
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