Interleukin‐1 alpha genotype and outcome of unrelated donor haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for chronic myeloid leukaemia

Summary Interleukin‐1 alpha (IL‐1α) is a pro‐inflammatory cytokine that is implicated in the initiation/maintenance of graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) and the immune response to infection. A cytosine (C) to thymine (T) transition at position −889 is believed to influence gene transcription. A previ...

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