Association of IL-18 gene polymorphism (-137C) with arthritis manifestations in SLE: Combined effect with IFN gamma gene polymorphism (+874A)

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-223

  Hirankarn, Nattiya ^a   Tangwattanachuleeporn, Marut ^b   Wongpiyabovorn, Jongkonnee ^a   Wongchinsri, Jeerapat ^c   Avihingsanon, Yingyos ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; Interleukin 12; Interleukin 18; SLE

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 18;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEINURIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TH1 CELL; THAILAND;

ADULT; ALLELES; ARTHRITIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-18; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINURIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THAILAND;

EID: 58149191319     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-1036-4     Document Type: Article

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