IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) plasma levels are co-ordinately regulated by both IL-1Ra and IL-1β genes

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2598-2602

  Hurme, Mikko ^a   Santtila, Sari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; IL 1; IL 1 receptor antagonist

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD DONORS; DNA PRIMERS; FINLAND; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN-1; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS;

EID: 0031927564     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4141(199808)28:08<2598::AID-IMMU2598>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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