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Associations between interleukin 18 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to vasculitis: A meta-analysis.
Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG - 1 Jan 2020
Jung Jae Hyun, Jeong Han Saem, Choi Sung Jae, Song Gwan Gyu, Kim Jong-Ho, Lee Tae Hyub, Han Youngjin
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin 18 (IL18), a pro-inflammatory cytokine, affects the development and progress of vasculitis. The production, expression, and function of this cytokine are affected by polymorphisms of promoter region of the IL18 gene. In this study, a meta-analysis of the associations between several IL18 polymorphisms and susceptibility to vasculitis was performed. Published literature from PubMed and Embase were...
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