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Interleukin 6 -174(G>C) gene polymorphism is related to celiac disease and autoimmune thyroiditis coincidence in diabetes type 1 children.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Oct 2008
Myśliwiec Małgorzata, Myśliwska Jolanta, Zorena Katarzyna, Balcerska Anna, Malinowska Ewa, Wiśniewski Piotr
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between IL-6 gene polymorphism at -174(G>C) and the coincidence of celiac and autoimmune thyroid diseases with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) in children. 200 children with DM1 aged 13.23+/-3.54 years and 172 healthy controls were analyzed. The IL-6 gene -174(G>C) polymorphism at the promoter region of the gene was analyzed by the PCR-RFLP method. The genotype...
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