Article
Impact of cytokines genes polymorphisms and their serum levels on childhood asthma in Egyptian population.
Cytokine - 1 Sept 2022
El-Shal Amal S, Shalaby Sally M, Abdel-Nour Hanim M, Sarhan Walaa M, Hamed Gehad Mona, Mohamed Yousif Yousif
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma is chronic immune-mediated airway inflammation, and it is affected by a complex network of interacting cytokines. To date, the exact role of each cytokine and its genetic polymorphisms in childhood asthma development and its severity has remained poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to explore potential roles of four cytokine genes polymorphism and serum levels l [(T helper-2 (Th2)...
Topics
- Asthma
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Cytokines
- Egypt
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin E
- Interleukin-4
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide