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Lack of relationship between 174G_C promoter polymorphism of the IL-6 gene and indices of metabolic syndrome in non-obese healthy subjects.
Endokrynologia Polska - 1 Jan 2000
Tworowska-Bardzińska Urszula, Kubicka Eliza, Slezak Ryszard, Mielcarek Monika, Bednarek-Tupikowska Grazyna, Bolanowski Marek, Milewicz Andrzej
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INTRODUCTION: Homozygosity for interleukin-6 (IL-6) 174G_C promoter polymorphism has recently been associated with indices of metabolic syndrome; however, this problem has not been investigated in non-obese subjects. The aim of this study was to explore the relation between abdominal fat distribution and some inflammatory risk factors of atheromatosis and IL-6 174G_C gene polymorphism in non-obese healthy...
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