| Title |
Sequencing of the IL6 gene in a case–control study of cerebral palsy in children
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Genomics, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2350-14-126 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Pouya Khankhanian, Sergio E Baranzini, Britt A Johnson, Lohith Madireddy, Dorothee Nickles, Lisa A Croen, Yvonne W Wu |
| Abstract |
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of nonprogressive disorders of movement and posture caused by abnormal development of, or damage to, motor control centers of the brain. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs1800795, in the promoter region of the interleukin-6 (IL6) gene has been implicated in the pathogenesis of CP by mediating IL-6 protein levels in amniotic fluid and cord plasma and within brain lesions. This SNP has been associated with other neurological, vascular, and malignant processes as well, often as part of a haplotype block. |
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| South Africa | 1 | 100% |
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| Researcher | 8 | 26% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 23% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 16% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 16% |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 13% |
| Psychology | 3 | 10% |
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