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The Impact of Promoter Variants in Interleukin-18 on Susceptibility to Ankylosing Spondylitis in a Sample of Iraqi Patients [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Health & Wellness
- When:
- May 14, 2026 ยท 12:49 PM
- Source:
- F1000Research
Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory illness mainly influencing the axial skeleton. It is a multifactorial illness in which environmental and genetic parameters contribute to its cause, one of which is interleukins, including interleukin-18 (IL-18). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs549908 and serum levels of IL-18 in Iraqi patients with AS. Methods During the period of November 2024 and January 2