Prague Med. Rep. 2017, 118, 81-86

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2017.7

Interleukin-2, Interferon-gamma Gene Polymorphisms in Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

Shamsolmoulouk Najafi1, Hila Yousefi2,3, Mahsa Mohammadzadeh1,4, Alireza Zare Bidoki5, Elham Farhadi6, Nima Rezaei3,5,7

1Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Endodontics, Dental Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4Department of Orthodontics, Dental Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
5Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6Department of Hematology, School of Allied Medical Science, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
7Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Sheffield, UK

Received April 7, 2017
Accepted August 28, 2017

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