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Severity of alopecia areata is associated with a polymorphism in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Sept 1994
Tarlow J K, Clay F E, Cork M J, Blakemore A I, McDonagh A J, Messenger A G, Duff G W
Abstract excerpt
One of the most potent pro-inflammatory mediators is the early-acting cytokine interleukin-1. Its actions are regulated by a structurally related anti-inflammatory cytokine known as the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. We have previously characterized a DNA polymorphism in this gene (IL-1rn) and have found associations between allele 2 and several chronic inflammatory diseases. In the present study, we tested...
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