Evaluation of MIF -173 G/C Polymorphism in Turkish Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease mainly affecting the spine and sacroiliac joints. Macrophage migration inhibitory (MIF) factor is a regulatory cytokine that inhibits random immune cell migration. MIF gene promoter polymorphisms play a role in the progression...

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Main Authors: Çevik Gürel, Ahmet İnanır, Ayşe Feyda Nursal, Akın Tekcan, Aydın Rüstemoğlu, Serbülent Yiğit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2016-12-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=14