Association of interleukin-13 gene variants with susceptibility to brucellosis
<p><em>Brucella</em> is an intracellular Gram-negative bacterium. Previous reports showed that gene polymorphisms of cytokines can affect resistance or susceptibility to <em>Brucella</em> infection. Interleukin-13, a cytokine secreted by Th2 lymphocytes, has an importan...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2016-02-01
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Series: | Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://tips.sums.ac.ir/index.php/TiPS/article/view/64 |