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Association of interleukin-17 gene polymorphisms with the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Immunobiology - 1 Jan 2021
Amin Amna, Sheikh Nadeem, Mukhtar Maryam, Saleem Tayyaba, Akhtar Tasleem, Fatima Naz, Mehmood Rabia
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder where multiple cytokines including IL-17A and IL-17F produced by T helper cell 17 (Th17), contribute to its pathogenesis. By initiating inflammatory responses in joints Th17 act as pathogenic driver leading to bone and cartilage destruction in RA patients. Hence, the planned study was aimed to estimate IL-17 gene polymorphism association with RA susceptibility...
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