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The -174GG interleukin-6 genotype is protective from retinopathy and nephropathy in juvenile onset type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Pediatric research - 1 Sept 2009
Myśliwska Jolanta, Zorena Katarzyna, Myśliwiec Małgorzata, Malinowska Ewa, Raczyńska Krystyna, Balcerska Anna
Abstract excerpt
The aim of our study was to determine an association between the -174G>C IL-6 polymorphism (rs1800795) and occurrence of retinopathy and nephropathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients. Two hundred ten children/adolescents with long-standing T1DM (16.5 +/- 3.8 y; with diabetes duration of 8.4 +/- 3.0 y) were enrolled into the study. A group of 170 healthy young (16.9 +/- 5.2 y) sex-matched volunteers was...
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