Association of interleukin-13 gene variants with susceptibility to brucellosis
Brucella is an intracellular Gram-negative bacterium. Previous reports showed that gene polymorphisms of cytokines can affect resistance or susceptibility to Brucella infection. Interleukin-13, a cytokine secreted by Th2 lymphocytes, has an important role in immune responses against established infe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2016-03-01
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Series: | Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://tips.sums.ac.ir/article_42177_b1d15d3df6c145881cae9cc03c80069b.pdf |