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The effect of IL6-174C/G polymorphism on postprandial triglyceride metabolism in the GOLDN studyboxs.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Aug 2008
Shen Jian, Arnett Donna K, Pérez-Martínez Pablo, Parnell Laurence D, Lai Chao-Qiang, Peacock James M, Hixson James E, Tsai Michael Y, Straka Robert J, Hopkins Paul N, Ordovás José M
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Chronically elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) affects lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Individuals genetically predisposed to higher IL-6 secretion may be at risk of dyslipidemia, especially during the postprandial phase. We investigated the effect of genetic variants at the IL6 locus on postprandia...
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