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Association of IL-10 Gene Polymorphism With IL-10 Secretion by CD4 and T Regulatory Cells in Human Leprosy.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Tarique Mohammad, Naz Huma, Saini Chaman, Suhail Mohd, Shankar Hari, Khanna Neena, Sharma Alpana
Abstract excerpt
Leprosy is a chronic bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Cytokines are known to play vital role as a peacekeeper during inflammatory and other immunocompromised conditions such as leprosy. This study has tried to bridge the gap of information on cytokine gene polymorphisms and its potential role in the pathogenesis of leprosy. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an immunosuppressive cytokine, found to be...
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