Specific IL-5 snp is associated with high serum IL-5 levels and higher eosinophil counts among iraqi asthmatic children

Objective: Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a cytokine known to play major role in the regulation of eosinophil formation, maturation, recruitment, and survival. Hence, an increased production of IL-5 may be contributed to the pathogenesis of eosinophil-dependent inflammatory diseases such as asthma. Methods...

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Main Authors: Raghdah Maytham Hameed, Mohanad Mohsin Ahmed, Haidar Abdul Amir Najim Abood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal
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Online Access:http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2019;volume=3;issue=3;spage=156;epage=161;aulast=Hameed