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Interleukin 4 receptor is associated with an increase in body mass index in Koreans.
Life sciences - 7 May 2008
Ha Eunyoung, Yang Seon-Hee, Yoo Kyung-Im, Chung In-Sung, Lee Mi-Young, Bae Jae-Hoon, Seo Jung-Chul, Chung Joo-Ho, Shin Dong-Hoon
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A body of evidence indicates obesity is an inflammatory state with chronic activation of the immune system. The interleukin 4 receptor (IL4R) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs 180275 (1902A>G) is well recognized for its association with atopy and other inflammatory diseases. We assessed th...
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