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Significance of interleukin-1beta and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist genetic polymorphism in inflammatory bowel diseases.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jul 1997
Heresbach D, Alizadeh M, Dabadie A, Le Berre N, Colombel J F, Yaouanq J, Bretagne J F, Semana G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Genetic susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease is well recognized. There is also increasing evidence for the activation of the mucosal immune system and the production of inflammatory cytokines, i.e., interleukin (IL)-1ra and IL-1beta in the inflammatory bowel disease. The aim of this study was to analyze the IL-1beta and IL-1ra gene polymorphism and linkage disequilibrium coefficient between the...
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