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Association analysis of the IL-17F His161Arg polymorphism in myocardial infarction.
Coronary artery disease - 1 Dec 2009
Pei Fang, Han Yaling, Zhang Xiaolin, Yan Chenghui, Huang Mingfang, Deng Jie, Kang Jian
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BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that coronary atherosclerosis and its most severe phenotype, myocardial infarction (MI), are chronic inflammatory diseases. Interleukins are important mediators and modulators of inflammation. The His161Arg polymorphism in the gene encoding of IL-17F has recently been consistently found to be associated with chronic inflammatory disorders. In this study, we explored the...
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