Association of IL18 gene polymorphisms (positions -656 G/T, -137 G/C and +105A/C) with Kala-Azar

• 主要な著者: Yaser Mansoori (著者), Ali Moravej (著者), Sohrab Najafipour (著者), Seyed Amin Kouhpayeh (著者), Mohammad Hasan Meshkibaf (著者), Abbas Abdollahi (著者), Manochehr Rasouli (著者), Ghader Allahverdi (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Fasa University of Medical Sciences, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Background & Objective: Host resistance to Leishmania infection is mediated by cellular immune responses leading to macrophage activation and parasite killing. IL-18 known as interferon-γ inducing factor, stimulate IFN-γ production by T-cells. According to the important role of IL-18 in defense...