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Effect of the 252A>G polymorphism of the lymphotoxin-alpha gene on inflammatory markers of response to cigarette smoking in Korean healthy men.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Feb 2007
Jang Yangsoo, Koh Soo Jeong, Kim Oh Yoen, Kim Byoung-Keuk, Choi Donghoon, Hyun Yae Jung, Kim Hyae Jin, Chae Jey Sook, Lee Jong Ho
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BACKGROUND: The systemic inflammatory response is heightened in smokers. We examined whether the established cardiovascular risk factor, smoking status, might interact with the lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA) gene 252A>G polymorphism in determining concentrations of TNF-alpha and eventually IL-6, adiponectin and CRP downstream in the inflammatory cascade. METHODS: We measured anthropometric parameters, serum lipid...
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