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Genetic and environmental influences on systemic markers of inflammation in middle-aged male twins.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 2008
Su Shaoyong, Snieder Harold, Miller Andrew H, Ritchie James, Bremner J Douglas, Goldberg Jack, Dai Jun, Jones Linda, Murrah Nancy V, Zhao Jinying, Vaccarino Viola
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OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to determine the relative influence of genetic and environmental contributions to inflammatory biomarkers, and to what extent correlations among these markers are due to genetic or environmental factors. METHODS: We performed univariate and multivariate genetic analyses of four inflammatory markers: interleukin-6 (IL-6), soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R), C-reactive protein...
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