Browsing by Subject "DISEASE SEVERITY"
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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis of 45 studies including 7379 cases and 8131 controls
(2011)Many environmental and genetic factors have been implicated in the development of multiple sclerosis. However, the aetiology has not been clarified yet. Therefore, using a meta-analytic approach, we tried to probe the ... -
Evaluation of cytokine serum levels in patients with plaque-type psoriasis
(2005)Psoriasis is a chronic debilitating cutaneous disorder that affects both sexes and appears clinically as inflamed, edematous skin lesions covered with a silvery white scale. Strong evidence suggests that immune mechanisms ... -
Interleukin-1B and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphisms in Greek multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with bout-onset MS
(2010)We investigated the association of specific polymorphisms of the interleukin IL-1b (AvaI -511 and TaqI +3,953) and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) (a variable number of tandem repeats; VNTR) genes with both the susceptibility ...