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Interleukin 6-174 G/C promoter polymorphism and pregnancy complications: results of a prospective cohort study in 1626 pregnant women.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Apr 2008
Stonek Felix, Metzenbauer Martin, Hafner Erich, Philipp Karl, Tempfer Clemens
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PROBLEM: To investigate the frequency of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) -174 G/C single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in women with intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), pre-eclampsia (PE), preterm delivery (PD), and small for gestational age (SGA) infants. METHOD OF STUDY: In a prospective cohort study, DNA from 1626 consecutive pregnant women was analyzed for IL-6 -174 G/C. Women who developed at least one of the...
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