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Genetic variants of interferon regulatory factor 5 associated with the risk of community-acquired pneumonia.
Gene - 30 Dec 2018
Wang Xiaohong, Guo Jia, Wang Ying, Xiao Yue, Wang Liying, Hua Shucheng
Abstract excerpt
Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) is a key transcription factor involved in the control of the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and immune responses to infection, and multiple polymorphisms of the IFR5 gene have been shown to be associated with autoimmune and infectious diseases. Several studies have investigated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a number of genes associated with the...
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