IL-1RN VNTR Polymorphism in Adult Dermatomyositis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

• Main Authors: Zornitsa Kamenarska (Author), Gyulnas Dzhebir (Author), Maria Hristova (Author), Alexey Savov (Author), Anton Vinkov (Author), Radka Kaneva (Author), Vanio Mitev (Author), Lyubomir Dourmishev (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Polymorphisms in the cytokine genes and their natural antagonists are thought to influence the predisposition to dermatomyositis (DM) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism of 86 bp in intron 2 of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) gen...