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Comparison of serum levels of inflammatory markers and allelic variant of interleukin-6 in patients with acute coronary syndrome and stable angina pectoris.
Coronary artery disease - 1 Feb 2008
Ozdemir Oznur, Gundogdu Fuat, Karakelleoglu Sule, Sevimli Serdar, Pirim Ibrahim, Acikel Mahmut, Arslan Sakir, Serdar Serkan
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OBJECTIVES: Although the relationship between atherosclerosis and inflammatory cells has been recognized in recent years, the effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6) genetic variants associated with atherosclerosis is still controversial. Therefore, we investigated the association between IL-6 polymorphism and levels of IL-6 in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: We conducted a case-control study on 294...
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