Cindy M de Jongh et al.
Contact dermatitis, 58(5), 269-277 (2008-04-18)
Cytokines play an important role in skin inflammation. We determined whether polymorphisms in cytokine genes contribute to the occurrence of occupational chronic irritant contact dermatitis (CICD). In a case-control study, 9 polymorphisms in the genes coding for interleukin (IL)-1 alpha