Impact of MIF Gene Promoter Variations on Risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease and its Age of Onset in Saudi Arabian Patients
Although macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has consistently been shown to be an important immune modulator, data on the association between MIF promoter variations and the risk of developing rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain inconclusive. RHD remains an important complication of strept...
Main Authors: | Atiyeh M Abdallah, Abdulhadi H Al-Mazroea, Waleed N Al-Harbi, Nabeeh A Al-Harbi, Amr E Eldardear, Yousef eAlmohammadi, Khalid Moghem Al-Harbi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00098/full |
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