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Interleukin-1alpha polymorphism -889C/T related to obesity in Korean Taeumin women.
The American journal of Chinese medicine - 1 Jan 2008
Song Jeong-Sub, Jeong Hyun-Ja, Kim Su-Jin, Son Mu-Song, Na Ho-Jeong, Song Yong-Sun, Hong Seung-Heon, Kim Hyung-Min, Um Jae-Young
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Interleukin-1 (IL-1), a cytokine produced predominantly by cells from the macrophage lineage, can affect multiple neuroendocrine and metabolic functions. IL-1alpha production by cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells from an obese group was significantly elevated in comparison to a control g...
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