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SUBMITTER: Farouk S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2951725 | biostudies-literature | 2010
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Farouk S S Salih M A MA Musa A M AM Blackwell J M JM Miller E N EN Khalil E A EA Elhassan A M AM Ibrahim M E ME Mohamed H S HS
Public health genomics 20091229 6
<h4>Background</h4>Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a cutaneous form of disease that develops at variable times after individuals have received treatment for clinical visceral leishmaniasis (VL). The study aimed to investigate the possible role of interleukin 10 (IL-10) and development of PKDL.<h4>Methods</h4>77 families composed of 41 complete case-parent trios and 36 case-parent pairs from the Masalit ethnic group were genotyped for 3 IL10 promoter polymorphisms: -1082A/G, -819C/T ...[more]