Article
Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-4 Receptor Alpha Gene Polymorphisms in Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis.
Immunological investigations - 1 Oct 2018
Najafi Shamsolmoulouk, Mohammadzadeh Mahsa, Rajabi Fateme, Zare Bidoki Alireza, Yousefi Hila, Farhadi Elham, Rezaei Nima
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common oral condition with a major impact on the quality of life. The condition is thought to be due to the overexpression of T helper-1(Th1)-related cytokines. Since interleukin-4 (IL-4) and its receptor (IL-4Rα) are antagonistic to Th-1 pathw...
Topics
- Alleles
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-4
- Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Subunit
- Iran
- Male
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Stomatitis, Aphthous
- Th1-Th2 Balance
