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OBJECTIVE: To systematically investigate the relationship between circulating interleukin-17 (IL-17) levels and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and associations between polymorphisms in IL17 genes and SLE susceptibility.
METHODS: We performed a meta-analysis...
Suicide is a significant public health issue and a major cause of death throughout the world. There are significant evidences that the activity of 3 neurobiological systems has a role...
Woo YS, Chae JH, Seo HJ, Song HR, Jun TY, Kim KS, Bahk WM
KMID: 2287141
Korean J Psychopharmacol.
2006 Sep;17(5):456-460.
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we determined the prevalence of bipolarity in patients with treatment resistant depression (TRD) by investigating demographic and clinical characteristics, diagnostic subtypes, and illness outcome.
METHOD: A medical...
Purpose : The main genetic contribution to type 1 diabetes susceptibility is the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II gene. Several non-HLA chromosomal regions are also known to be involved....
BACKGROUND: Graves' disease(GD) is an organ-specific autoimmune disorder that is inherited as a complex trait. At present three loci, namely the human leukocyte antigen(HLA), the cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4(CTLA-4) and...
PURPOSE: We compared the biochemical and clinical presentation of gouty diathesis in patients with uric acid and calcium nephrolithiasis
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed biochemical and clinical data from...