## Abstract Cytokines play a key role in the regulation of immune responses. In hepatitis C virus infection (HCV), the production of inappropriate cytokine levels appears to contribute to viral persistence and to affect response to therapy. Cytokine genes are polymorphic at specific sites, and cert
Gene polymorphisms of interleukin-4, interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-beta in Graves’ disease
✍ Scribed by Omid Khalilzadeh; Mehdi Anvari; Fatemeh Momen-Heravi; Alireza Esteghamati; Armin Rashidi; Mahdi Mahmoudi; Behrouz Nikbin; Aliakbar Amirzargar
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0372-8722
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