Association of IL17 and IL23R gene polymorphisms with rheumatic heart disease in South Indian population.

Maheshkumar PoomarimuthuSivakumar ElangoPravin Raj SolomonSambath SoundrapandianJayalakshmi Mariakuttikan

Published in: Immunological investigations (2018)

The results suggest that IL17A (rs2275913) polymorphism is associated with the development of RF/RHD in South Indian population. Further studies are required to substantiate the association of these genes with the disease risk.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
genome wide
gene expression
dna methylation
transcription factor
case control