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Cytokine SNPs: Comparison of allele frequencies by race and implications for future studies.
Cytokine - 1 May 2009
Van Dyke Alison L, Cote Michele L, Wenzlaff Angie S, Land Susan, Schwartz Ann G
Abstract excerpt
The role of inflammation is being considered in chronic diseases. Previous studies have examined SNPs in a few key inflammatory genes and have included small numbers of African American participants. Variation in the frequencies of inflammatory pathway SNPs may help to explain racial disparities in disease risk. Through a population-based study of 103 African American and 380 Caucasian unrelated, healthy women,...
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