Article
No evidence for involvement of the interleukin-10 -592 promoter polymorphism in genetic susceptibility to primary biliary cirrhosis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 May 1998
Zappala F, Grove J, Watt F E, Daly A K, Day C P, Bassendine M F, Jones D E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic cholestatic liver disease with an autoimmune aetiology. Family studies, which have shown a significantly increased incidence of primary biliary cirrhosis in the close relatives of patients, suggest that genetic factors play a significant rol...
Topics
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DR Serological Subtypes
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Interleukin-10
- Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Reference Values
