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IL6 G-174C associated with sudden infant death syndrome in a Caucasian Australian cohort.
Human immunology - 1 Oct 2006
Moscovis Sophia M, Gordon Ann E, Al Madani Osama M, Gleeson Maree, Scott Rodney J, Roberts-Thomson June, Hall Sharron T, Weir Donald M, Busuttil Anthony, Blackwell C Caroline
Abstract excerpt
The aims of this study were to analyze IL6 G-174C in relation to high interleukin (IL)-6 concentrations found in some sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) infants, and to assess the effects of IL6 G-174C, smoking status, and gender on IL-6 responses. SIDS infants, parents of SIDS infants, and populations with high (Aboriginal Australian), medium (Caucasian) or low (Bangladeshi) SIDS incidences were genotyped....
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