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Association of interleukin-18 gene polymorphisms with Takayasu arteritis in a Chinese Han population.
Chinese medical journal - 5 Oct 2020
Wen Dan, Zhou Xian-Liang, Du Xin, Dong Jian-Zeng, Ma Chang-Sheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin-18 (IL18) gene polymorphisms are related to many inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. However, a correlation analysis between IL18 -607C/A and -137G/C gene polymorphisms and Takayasu arteritis (TA) is lacking. METHODS: This study enrolled 200 patients with TA as the case group and 334 region-, age-, and sex-matched healthy subjects as the control group. We genotyped alleles and genotypes...
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