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Interleukin-6 gene polymorphism and faster progression to end-stage renal failure in chronic glomerulonephritis.
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Aug 2007
Buraczynska Monika, Jozwiak Lucyna, Ksiazek Piotr, Borowicz Ewa, Mierzicki Piotr
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional cytokine produced by different cell types, including monocytes, lymphocytes, endothelial and mesangial cells. Deregulated production of IL-6 was found to be involved in mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis. We investigated whether the single nucleot...
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