Introduction: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by airway inflammation caused by many cells and cellular elements. Aim of the work: To find association between IL-4, IL-6 and IL-18 polymorphism and asthma in Egyptian patients. To find the effect of IL-4, IL-6 and IL-18 polymorphism on severity of asthma. Subjects and method: The asthmatic patients participating in this study were from Asthma and Allergy Clinic, Minia chest hospital. Seventy five of asthmatic patients were enrolled in this study. Results: This study was carried on 75 asthmatic patients from Minia chest hospital and 75 healthy controls in the period between May 2017 & January 2018. Future studies should include more patients for more reliable assessment. Considering that bronchial asthma is a complex disease, the hetero-genecity of disease may cause research results to be in consistent. And the statistical power of a small sample associated analysis, there for, there is a need for larger studies to suggest any role of this cytokine gene polymorphism in bronchial asthma and cytokine role in asthma severity.
Hussein, N., Kamal, R., & Hanna, C. (2020). Association of IL4 gene polymorphism with severity of asthma among Egyptian patients. Minia Journal of Medical Research, 31(2), 303-307. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221079
MLA
Noha A. Hussein; Rabab. M Kamal; Christine M. Shawky Hanna. "Association of IL4 gene polymorphism with severity of asthma among Egyptian patients", Minia Journal of Medical Research, 31, 2, 2020, 303-307. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221079
HARVARD
Hussein, N., Kamal, R., Hanna, C. (2020). 'Association of IL4 gene polymorphism with severity of asthma among Egyptian patients', Minia Journal of Medical Research, 31(2), pp. 303-307. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221079
VANCOUVER
Hussein, N., Kamal, R., Hanna, C. Association of IL4 gene polymorphism with severity of asthma among Egyptian patients. Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2020; 31(2): 303-307. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221079