Open AccessPolymorphisms for Interleukin 1β Exon 5 and Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist in Taiwanese Children With Febrile Convulsions
Author(s) -
Fuu Jen Tsai,
Yao Yuan Hsieh,
Chi Chen Chang,
Cheng Chieh Lin,
Chang Hai Tsai
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.156.6.545
Subject(s) - interleukin 1 receptor antagonist , interleukin 12 receptor, beta 1 subunit , interleukin , exon , receptor antagonist , antagonist , medicine , interleukin 1β , febrile convulsions , immunology , receptor , genetics , biology , epilepsy , gene , cytokine , psychiatry
To investigate whether interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta) exon 5 and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene polymorphisms can be used as markers of susceptibility to febrile convulsions in children.