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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in ischaemic heart disease: investigation using family-based tests of association.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 2004
McGlinchey Paul G, Spence Mark S, Patterson Chris C, Allen Adrian R, Murphy Gillian, Savage David A, Maxwell A Peter, McKeown Pascal P
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Atherosclerosis has an inflammatory basis, with cytokines, cellular adhesion molecules and pro-inflammatory cells having important roles in the initiation and progression of this process. Interleukin (IL) 6, IL-10 and transforming growth factor (TGF) beta1 have been proposed as important modulators of the atherosclerotic process, with IL-6 having a pro-inflammatory, atherogenic effect and IL-10 and TGF-beta1...
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