Diagnostic Value of Serum Interleukin-9 in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study from Basrah, Iraq
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasingly recognized as a chronic low-grade inflammatory disorder in which immune dysregulation contributes to insulin resistance and disease progression. Interleukin-9 (IL-9), a pleiotropic cytokine of the common γ-chain family, has recently been implicated in metaboli...