Impact of MIF Gene Promoter Variations on Risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease and its Age of Onset in Saudi Arabian Patients

Impact of MIF Gene Promoter Variations on Risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease and its Age of Onset in Saudi Arabian Patients

Although macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has consistently been shown to be an important immune modulator, data on the association between MIF promoter variations and the risk of developing rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain inconclusive. RHD remains an important complication of strept...

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Main Authors: Atiyeh M Abdallah, Abdulhadi H Al-Mazroea, Waleed N Al-Harbi, Nabeeh A Al-Harbi, Amr E Eldardear, Yousef eAlmohammadi, Khalid Moghem Al-Harbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Saudi Arabia
Age of Onset
polymorphisms
Migration inhibitory factor (MIF)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00098/full

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