Is the polymorphism at position -1082 of IL-10 gene associated with visceral leishmaniasis?

• Main Authors: Mehrdad Hajilooi (Author), Alireza Ahmadi (Author), Pegah Lotfi (Author), Mohammad Matini (Author), Davood Jafari (Author), Ahad Bazmani (Author), Mohammad Momeni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Immune responses play critical roles in the leishmaniasis eradication. IL-10 is a key regulator of immune responses, and the polymorphisms within its promoter region are associated with alteration in its expression. Therefore, this study was designed to examine the correlation between polymorphism a...