Interleukin 1 receptor type 2 gene polymorphism is associated with reduced risk of preterm birth

Langmia IM 1 , Apalasamy YD 1 , Omar SZ 2 , Mohamed Z 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 a Pharmacogenomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia and
  • 2 b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 2015 Dec 23.
PMID: 26607028

Abstract

Interleukin 1 receptor type 2 (IL1R2) regulates the inflammatory pathway that results in preterm delivery. We aim to investigate the impact of IL1R2 gene polymorphisms on the risk of preterm delivery.

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