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Association of interleukin-18 gene promoter polymorphisms with risk of acute myocardial infarction in northern Chinese Han population.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2009
Pei Fang, Han Yaling, Zhang Xiaolin, Yan Chenghui, Huang Mingfang, Huang Lan, Kang Jian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin-18 (IL-18) has been suggested to play an important role in coronary arterial disease and its sequelae. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between IL-18 promoter functional polymorphisms (-607C/A and -137G/C) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in northern Chinese Han population. METHODS: We performed a case-control study including 234 patients with AMI and...
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