Effect of interleukin-1β gene polymorphisms on clinicopathological features and disease activity of systemic lupus erythematosus

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is responsible for severe disability and represents a major cause of chronic illness. Interleukin (IL)1β is a proinflammatory cytokine. We aimed to explore the possible associations of IL1β-511C/T (rs16944) and IL1β +3954C/T (rs1143634) gene polymorphism...

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Main Authors: Nearmeen M Rashad, Manar H Soliman, Amal S El-Shal, Dina Said, Ghada M Samir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=2;spage=235;epage=242;aulast=Rashad