Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism is associated with severe renal involvement and renal sequelae in Henoch-Schönlein purpura.

Mahsa M. Amoli, Wendy Thomson, Ali H. Hajeer, Maria C Calviño, Carlos García‐Porrúa, William Ollier, Miguel Á. González‐Gay

PubMed · 2002 · 61 citations · 0 references

Abstract

In unselected patients with cutaneous vasculitis, carriage of ILRN*2 alleles influences disease severity rather than susceptibility.