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SUBMITTER: Chong WP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1468415 | biostudies-literature | 2006
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chong Wai Po WP Ip W K Eddie WK Tso Gloria Hoi Wan GH Ng Man Wai MW Wong Wilfred Hing Sang WH Law Helen Ka Wai HK Yung Raymond W H RW Chow Eudora Y EY Au K L KL Chan Eric Y T EY Lim Wilina W Peiris J S Malik JS Lau Yu Lung YL
BMC infectious diseases 20060504
<h4>Background</h4>Cytokines play important roles in antiviral action. We examined whether polymorphisms of IFN-gamma,TNF-alpha and IL-10 affect the susceptibility to and outcome of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).<h4>Methods</h4>A case-control study was carried out in 476 Chinese SARS patients and 449 healthy controls. We tested the polymorphisms of IFN-gamma,TNF-alpha and IL-10 for their associations with SARS.<h4>Results</h4>IFN-gamma +874A allele was associated with susceptibility t ...[more]