Genetic Analysis of Interleukin 18 Gene Polymorphisms in Alopecia Areata

    January 2018 in “ Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis ”
    Sumeyya Deniz Celik, Ömer Ateş
    Studysummary This study found that IL-18 rs187238 and rs1946518 single nucleotide polymorphisms were associated with increased susceptibility to alopecia areata in a Turkish population.
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