Polymorphism of the IL-1 gene complex in Epstein-Barr virus seronegative and seropositive adult blood donors.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-3083.1998.00406.x

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Polymorphism of the IL-1 gene complex in Epstein-Barr virus seronegative and seropositive adult blood donors.

Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Sept 1998

Hurme M, Helminen M

Abstract excerpt

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) seronegativity is rare in adults. To examine whether genetic differences would explain this, we studied the genetic polymorphisms of the genes of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) complex in seronegative adults. These cytokines (i.e. IL-1alpha, IL-1beta and IL-1 receptor antagonis...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Alleles
Antibodies, Viral
Blood Donors
Cohort Studies
DNA, Viral
Gene Frequency
Herpesvirus 4, Human
Humans
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
Interleukin-1
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic
Sialoglycoproteins

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