INTERLEUKIN 10 AND TGF-BETA GENE POLYMORPHISMS CAN EFFECT GRANULOMATOUS FORMATIONIN CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE


Basturk B., KILIÇ GÜLTEKİN S. Ş.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.18, no.1, pp.15-17, 2007 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.15-17
  • Keywords: Cytokine, gene polymorphism, chronic granulomatous disease
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare and fatal inherited immunodeficiency syndrome. Recurrent bacterial and fungal infections, abnormal inflammatory responses and granuloma formation are common.