Article
IL-26 gene variants and protein expression in Tunisian asthmatic patients.
Cytokine - 1 Oct 2020
Salhi Mariem, Tizaoui Kalthoum, Louhaichi Sabrine, Lahmar Oussama, Hamzaoui Kamel, Hamzaoui Agnes
Abstract excerpt
The interleukin-26 (IL-26), a member of the IL-10 family is one of the latest discovered cytokines which contributes in numerous chronic autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. In the current case-control study, we investigated the distribution of three IL-26 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs7134599, rs2870946 & rs1558744) in 440 Tunisian adults via Taqman genotyping assay. The presence of rs7134599 and...
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