Association of interleukin-4 polymorphism with diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy in a Sudanese population

Association of interleukin-4 polymorphism with diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy in a Sudanese population

Abstract Background Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a multifunctional cytokine; involved in the regulation of immune responses, as well as in the pathogenicity of many diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. Some researchers suggested that IL-4 protects the human pancreatic islet from cytotoxic damages, wherea...

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Main Authors: Eltayeb Mohamed Ahmed Tayrab, Gaafar Mahmoud Gaafar Mahmoud, Hisham Mohamed Abdelrahim, Samia Mahdi Ahmed, Abdelmonium Elmakki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-05-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Subjects:
Interleukin-4
Intron 3 VNTR
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Retinopathy
Neuropathy
Sudan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-021-00555-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-021-00555-5

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