The Relationship between Interleukin-18 Polymorphisms and Allergic Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Recent studies have suggested that IL-18 −607C/A and −137G/C polymorphisms may be associated with the risk of allergic disease; however, individually published results are inconclusive. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to clarify whether IL-18 −607C/A and −137G/C polymorphisms were associated...

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Main Authors: Daye Cheng, Yiwen Hao, Wenling Zhou, Yiran Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/290687