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Association between IL6 gene variants -174G>C and -572G>C and serum IL-6 levels: interactions with social position in the Whitehall II cohort.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jun 2009
Sanderson Saskia C, Kumari Meena, Brunner Eric J, Miller Michelle A, Rumley Ann, Lowe Gordon D, Marmot Michael G, Humphries Steve E
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of -174G>C and -572G>C variants in the promoter region of the IL6 gene, and their interactions with social position, on interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in the Whitehall II cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS: SNPs were genotyped by TaqMan. IL-6 was measured by ELISA. Employme...
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