Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 309721, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/309721
Research Article

Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the IL-18 Gene with Production of IL-18 Protein by Mononuclear Cells from Healthy Donors

O. P. Khripko,1 N. S. Sennikova,1 J. A. Lopatnikova,1 J. I. Khripko,2 M. L. Filipenko,2 E. A. Khrapov,2 E. L. Gelfgat,1 E. V. Yakushenko,1 V. A. Kozlov,1 and S. V. Sennikov1

1Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Institute of Clinical Immunology, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (SB RAMS), Novosibirsk 630099, Russia
2Pharmacogenomic Group, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia

Received 24 June 2008; Accepted 5 September 2008

Academic Editor: Magdalena Klink

Copyright © 2008 O. P. Khripko et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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