Trophoblast Disease
Researchers from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Institute for Cancer Research publish findings in trophoblast disease
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 8th, 2009
A report, 'Interleukin-18 gene promoter polymorphisms in women with gestational trophoblastic diseases,' is newly published data in The Journal of Reproductive Medicine. According to a study from Iran, "Gestational trophoblastic diseases (GTDs) consist of a spectrum of disorders characterized by an abnormal proliferation of trophoblastic tissue. IL-18 is a pleiotropic cytokine with a capacity for both ThI and Th2 polarization."
"Considering the association of IL-18 promoter polymorphisms at positions -607 (A/C) and -137 (C/G) with pregnancy events and some cancers, we sought to examine these polymorphisms in Iranian patients with GTD, their association with...
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